MONTH Function - SQL
Overview
The MONTH function in SQL extracts the month part from a date. It is useful for retrieving the month component of a date.
Example:
SELECT
MONTH(2022-09-14)
Syntax:
SELECT
MONTH(date)
date is the date from which you want to extract the month.
Sample Data:
| first_name | birthday |
|---|---|
| Frank | 1994-03-15 00:00:00 |
| Jane | 1980-06-14 00:00:00 |
| Ashley | 1975-12-05 00:00:00 |
| Glenn | 1988-03-23 00:00:00 |
| Kelly | 1979-10-11 00:00:00 |
| Richard | 1985-08-30 00:00:00 |
| George | 1992-02-18 00:00:00 |
| Kyle | 1983-04-07 00:00:00 |
| James | 1978-09-27 00:00:00 |
| Gustavo | 1987-11-21 00:00:00 |
Example: Hard-coded value
In this example, we are returning the month for the date ‘2022-09-14,’ the final output is 9.
Example: Query without the WHERE Statement
In this example, we are returning the month for all of the rows in the birthday column.
Example: Query with the WHERE Statement
In this example, we are returning the month for the rows in the birthday column where the first_name column equals ‘Kelly.’
