Excel Formula: Convert Month Name to Number
Author: Sun Last Modified: 2022-01-19
This tutorial provides a formula to convert a month name to corresponding month number in Excel.
If you want to follow along with this tutorial, please download the example spreadsheet.
Generic formula
MONTH(DATEVALUE(month_name&1))
Syntaxt and arguments
| Month_name: a cell refers to a month name that you want to convert it to month number. |
Return value
The formula returns an integer number (1-12).
How this formula works
To convert month names in list B3:B8, please use below formula:
=MONTH(DATEVALUE(B3&1))
Press Enter key, and drag auto fill handle down to the cells you use.
Explanation
DATEVALUE function: to convert the date stored as text into a valid date.
MONTH function: to convert a date to an integer number (1-12).
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Relative Functions
- Excel DATE Function
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Add workdays to the given date and returns a workday
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