Excel Formula: Check IF Two Dates Are In Same Month And Year
There are two lists of dates, now to check if the two dates in the same row are in the same month and year in Excel, which formula can you use? Here in this tutorial, a formula can help you.
If you want to follow along with this tutorial, please download the example spreadsheet.
Generic formula:
| MONTH(date1)&YEAR(date1)=MONTH(date2)&YEAR(date2) |
Syntaxt and Arguments
| Date1, date2:the two dates you want to check if are in the same year and month. |
Return Value
The formula returns to a logical value “TRUE” or “FALSE”. “TURE” indicates the two dates are in the same month and year, otherwise, it returns “FALSE”.
How this formula works
To compare two lists in the range B3:B5 and C3:C5 and check if the dates in the same row are in the same year and month, using below formula:
| =MONTH(B3)&YEAR(B3)=MONTH(C3)&YEAR(C3) |
Press Enter key and drag auto fill handle down to cell D5.
Explanation
MONTH function: returns month as integer number by the given date.
YEAR function: returns year as integer number by the given date.
=MONTH(B3)&YEAR(B3)=MONTH(C3)&YEAR(C3)
=4&2020=5&2020
=42020=52020
=FALSE
Note
If you just want to check if the dates are in same month or same year, use the formula like:
| MONTH(date1)=MONTH(date2) |
or
| YEAR(date1)=YEAR(date2) |
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