Bank Holiday List in January 2026 : Many holidays are coming in the first month of January 2026. In this situation, you have to be hasty in settling the bank related affairs. In January 2026, festivals like Makar Sankranti, Republic are coming up. Besides, all Sundays of the month as well as the second and fourth Saturdays are also bank holidays. Thus, there will be 16 days of bank holiday in January 2026. Note that, state wise bank holiday may vary.
Bank will be closed for 16 days in January 2026
According to the list of Bank Holidays 2026 announced by the Reserve Bank of India, bank branches in various cities will remain closed for a total of 10 days in January. Additionally, as usual, banks will be closed on four Sundays and on the second and fourth Saturdays. This means that banks will be closed for a total of 16 days in January.
Therefore, customers are advised to check their city holiday list before making any important banking transactions. This caution can save you from unnecessary hassles, especially when you are thinking of visiting a bank branch for cash transactions, check clearance, drafts.
When will banks close in your area?
You can easily plan your banking in advance by checking the complete list of dates and cities where banks will be closed in January 2026.
January 1, 2026
Banks will be closed in Aizawl, Chennai, Gangtok, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong on the occasion of New Year/Gan-Nagai.
January 2, 2026
Banks in Aizawl, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will remain closed due to New Year celebrations/Mannam Jayanti.
January 3, 2026
Banks will remain closed in Lucknow on the occasion of Hazrat Ali’s birthday.
January 4, 2026
Banks will have a weekly holiday on the first Sunday of January.
January 10, 2026
Back holiday will be on the second Saturday of January.
January 11, 2026
The second Sunday of January will be a bank holiday across the country.
January 12, 2026
Banks will remain closed in Calcutta on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti.
January 14, 2026
Banks in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Itanagar will remain closed on the occasion of Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu.
January 15, 2026
Banks will remain closed in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gangtok, Hyderabad and Vijayawada due to Uttarayan Punyakal/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti/Makarsankranti.
January 16, 2026
Banks in Chennai will remain closed on Thiruvalluvar Day.
January 17, 2026
Banks will remain closed in Chennai due to Uzhawar Thirunal.
January 18, 2026
All the banks across the country will be closed on the third Sunday of January.
January 23, 2026
Banks in Agartala, Bhubaneswar and Calcutta will remain closed on the occasion of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)/Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti/Basant Panchami.
January 26, 2026
Banks across the country will have a weekly holiday on the fourth Saturday of January.
January 25, 2026
All the banks of the country will have a holiday on the last Sunday of the month of January.
January 26, 2026
There will be a holiday in banks across the country on the occasion of Republic Day.
January 31, 2026
All the banks of the country will be closed on the last Sunday of the month of January.