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MONTH function in Google Sheets

Returns the month of the year a specific date falls in, in numeric format.

=MONTH(date)

MONTH syntax and parameters

One argument, one required.

  • dateanyRequired

    The date from which to extract the month. Must be a reference to a cell containing a date, a function returning a date type, or a number.

MONTH examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. The month number of an invoice date, for a SUMIFS by month:

    =MONTH(B2)

    Result8

  2. A month label built from the date — for a pivot-style report:

    =TEXT(DATE(2026, MONTH(B2), 1), "mmm yyyy")

    Result"Aug 2026"

MONTH in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try MONTH in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the MONTH formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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