MySQL MONTH() Function

Example

Return the month part of a date:

SELECT MONTH("2017-06-15");
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Definition and Usage

The MONTH() function returns the month part for a given date (a number from 1 to 12).

Syntax

MONTH(date)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
date Required. The date or datetime to extract the month from

Technical Details

Works in: From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Return the month part of a date:

SELECT MONTH("2017-06-15 09:34:21");
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Example

Return the month part of the current system date:

SELECT MONTH(CURDATE());
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