{"id":38632,"date":"2025-04-30T10:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/env-devihmadridcom-dev2.kinsta.cloud\/?p=38632"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:48:50","slug":"months-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/env-devihmadridcom-dev2.kinsta.cloud\/en\/blog\/months-in-spanish.html","title":{"rendered":"Months in Spanish: Names, pronunciation and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re studying Spanish, whether that\u2019s through <\/span>Spanish online courses<\/b><\/a> or in-person <\/span>Spanish classes Madrid<\/b><\/a> or elsewhere, one of the first things you\u2019ll learn is how to tell the time and date. Logically, an important element of this is understanding how to say months in Spanish. Similarly, learning the seasons in Spanish can also be useful to add extra context to your descriptions, so in this blog post we\u2019re going to go through <\/span>all you need to know in order to master the words for the seasons and months in Spanish<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to say months in Spanish<\/b><\/h2>\n

Here, we\u2019re going to go through the months in Spanish in order, from January to December, so that you can start giving your stories and discussions a concrete date as you continue on your language-learning journey. In the below table, we\u2019ll outline <\/span>the spellings of the months in Spanish language, but also the pronunciation of the months in Spanish<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English spelling<\/span><\/td>\nSpanish spelling<\/span><\/td>\nSpanish pronunciation\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January<\/span><\/td>\nenero<\/span><\/td>\neh-neh-roh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/span><\/td>\nfebrero<\/span><\/td>\nfeh-breh-roh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/span><\/td>\nmarzo<\/span><\/td>\nmahr-thoh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/span><\/td>\nabril<\/span><\/td>\nah-breel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/span><\/td>\nmayo<\/span><\/td>\nmah-yo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/span><\/td>\njunio<\/span><\/td>\nhoo-nee-yo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July<\/span><\/td>\njulio<\/span><\/td>\nhoo-lee-yo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August<\/span><\/td>\nagosto<\/span><\/td>\nah-gohs-toh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/span><\/td>\nseptiembre<\/span><\/td>\nsehp-tee-ehm-breh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/span><\/td>\noctubre<\/span><\/td>\nohk-too-breh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/span><\/td>\nnoviembre\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nnoh-bee-ehm-breh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/span><\/td>\ndiciembre\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\ndee-thee-ehm-breh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How to say the four seasons in Spanish<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now, let\u2019s move on to <\/span>the four seasons in Spanish and how to pronounce them<\/b>. The four seasons in Spanish are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English spelling<\/span><\/td>\nSpanish spelling<\/span><\/td>\nSpanish pronunciation\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
winter<\/span><\/td>\ninvierno<\/span><\/td>\neen-bee-ehr-noh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
spring<\/span><\/td>\nprimavera<\/span><\/td>\npree-mah-veh-rah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
summer<\/span><\/td>\nverano<\/span><\/td>\nveh-rah-noh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
autumn<\/span><\/td>\noto\u00f1o<\/span><\/td>\noh-toe-nyoh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Grammar rules when using Spanish months of the year and seasons<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that we know our Spanish months and seasons vocabulary, at least in terms of the words and pronunciations, let\u2019s delve a little deeper into <\/span>how exactly to use the months in Spanish and the seasons in Spanish<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have noticed in the above tables that neither the months nor seasons were capitalised in the Spanish language columns. Two of the most commonly asked questions when learning this vocabulary subject are <\/span>\u201cdo months get capitalised in Spanish?\u201d<\/b> and <\/span>\u201cdo seasons get capitalised in Spanish?\u201d<\/b>. <\/span>The answer in both cases is no<\/b>, as <\/span>neither months nor seasons are capitalised in Spanish language<\/b>. That\u2019s slightly different to English, where months are capitalised, while seasons are also uncapitalised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another major grammar question about months in Spanish is <\/span>\u201cdo months have gender in Spanish?\u201d<\/b> The answer is <\/span>yes, months in Spanish do have gender and that gender is always masculine. However, it is not usually necessary to use an article with months in Spanish<\/b>. In other words, you can just say \u201cel tercer mes del a\u00f1o es marzo\u201d (\u201cthe third month of the year is March\u201d), rather than saying \u201cel marzo\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the seasons of the year, all of these are masculine except for \u201cprimavera\u201d, or \u201cspring\u201d, which is feminine<\/b>. In this case,<\/span> the seasons in Spanish do usually require the article<\/b>, for example, if you say \u201cvamos a la playa el verano que viene\u201d (\u201cwe\u2019re going to the beach next summer\u201d). The exceptions to that grammar rule, the cases where the article may be left out, are usually when the season comes after the verb \u201cser\u201d or after the prepositions \u201cen\u201d or \u201cde\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frequently asked questions about months of the year in Spanish<\/b><\/h2>\n

Beyond what we\u2019ve already covered above, there are several other questions that tend to come up when learning the months in Spanish. Here, in this <\/span>FAQs section about mastering the months in Spanish language<\/b>, we\u2019ll tackle seven more quick questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Do months get capitalised in Spanish?<\/b> No, months are not capitalised in Spanish like they are in English. The only exception is if they are used to begin a sentence or form part of a title.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Are months in Spanish masculine or feminine? <\/b>All 12 months in Spanish are masculine. Yet, you usually don\u2019t need to use the article \u201cel\u201d in front of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • What are the three summer months in Spanish? <\/b>The summer months in Spain are\u201d junio\u201d (\u201cJune\u201d), \u201cjulio\u201d (\u201cJuly\u201d) and \u201cagosto\u201d (\u201cAugust\u201d).<\/span><\/li>\n
  • How do you say the word \u201cmonth\u201d in Spanish?<\/b> The word for \u201cmonth\u201d in Spanish is \u201cmes\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • How do you say \u201call of the months\u201d in Spanish?<\/b> If you want to say \u201call of the months\u201d in Spanish then this would be \u201ctodos los meses\u201d. This is a fairly common figure of speech used to refer to something that happens a lot or constantly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • What is the date format in Spain? <\/b>In Spain, the full date is written as day + \u201cde\u201d + month + \u201cde\u201d + year. For example, \u201c31 de diciembre de 2025\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Is it possible to abbreviate the names of months in Spanish, similar to how it’s done in English?<\/b> Yes, Spanish months can be abbreviated as follows: \u201cenero\u201d becomes \u201cene.\u201d, \u201cfebrero\u201d becomes \u201cfeb.\u201d, \u201cmarzo\u201d becomes \u201cmar.\u201d, \u201cabril\u201d becomes \u201cabr.\u201d, \u201cmayo\u201d becomes \u201cmay.\u201d, \u201cjunio\u201d becomes \u201cjun.\u201d, \u201cjulio\u201d becomes \u201cjul.\u201d, \u201cagosto\u201d becomes \u201cago.\u201d, \u201cseptiembre\u201d becomes \u201csept.\u201d, \u201coctubre\u201d becomes \u201coct.\u201d, \u201cnoviembre\u201d becomes \u201cnov.\u201d, and \u201cdiciembre\u201d becomes \u201cdic.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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