Bank Holidays August 2025: If you also have to go to the bank branch to get any work done this month, then do check the list of bank holidays before going. This is because there are many bank holidays in August 2025.
Banks will not work for 15 days this month due to weekends and festivals. All banks remain closed on Sundays every week. Apart from this, banks also remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
This time, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 are Sundays. Apart from this, banks will also remain closed on August 9 as it is the second Saturday and August 23 as the fourth Saturday. Many big festivals are coming up in August like Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day, Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Due to these festivals, banks will remain closed in different states (State-Wise Bank Holiday List). It is important to know here that banks in every state will not remain closed for fifteen days. Due to festivals, it is possible that there is a holiday in one state and not in another. So to know on which dates banks are closed in your city, you should check the RBI bank holiday list.
List of bank holidays for August 2025
August 3, 2025: All banks across the country will be closed on Sunday.
August 8, 2025: Banks will remain closed in Odisha and West Bengal on the occasion of Tengna Purnima and Jhulan Purnima.
August 9: Banking services will remain closed across the country due to the second Saturday.
August 10, 2025: All banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.
August 13: Banks will remain closed in Kerala due to the Onam festival holiday.
August 15: Banks will remain closed across the country on Independence Day.
August 16: Banks will remain closed in Maharashtra and Gujarat due to Parsi New Year (Nawroz).
August 17, 2025: All banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.
August 19: Banks will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
August 23: Banks across the country will remain closed due to the fourth Saturday.
August 24, 2025: All banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.
August 25: Banks will remain closed in many states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi due to Janmashtami.
August 27: Banks in Kerala will remain closed due to Sri Narayana Guru Jayanti.
August 28: Banking services will remain closed in Kerala on Thiruvonam (the main day of Onam).
August 31, 2025: All banks across the country will remain closed on Sunday.
Online services will continue.
Digital services like net banking, UPI, mobile banking and ATMs will remain available even on bank holidays. You will be able to easily perform tasks like fund transfer, balance check, bill payment. Now even though digital banking has become common, there are many tasks that cannot be completed without visiting the bank. For tasks like cheque clearance, KYC update, locker visit, it is necessary to visit the branch, which will not be possible on a holiday.
