Last Updated on June 22, 2026 by I Love Spanish Club
Knowing the months of the year and days of the week in Spanish is absolutely essential — you’ll use them to make plans, talk about birthdays, schedule appointments, and navigate everyday life. The good news? They’re easy to learn and very similar to English! In this guide you’ll find months, days, seasons, and useful date expressions with pronunciation tips and practice exercises. ¡Empecemos!
📅 Months of the Year in Spanish — Los Meses del Año
Listen to the audio to practice your pronunciation of each month:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Enero | January | eh-NEH-roh |
| Febrero | February | feh-BREH-roh |
| Marzo | March | MAR-soh |
| Abril | April | ah-BREEL |
| Mayo | May | MAH-yoh |
| Junio | June | HOO-nyoh |
| Julio | July | HOO-lyoh |
| Agosto | August | ah-GOS-toh |
| Septiembre | September | sep-TYEM-breh |
| Octubre | October | ok-TOO-breh |
| Noviembre | November | noh-VYEM-breh |
| Diciembre | December | dee-SYEM-breh |
💡 Grammar tip: In Spanish, months are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. So you write enero, not Enero. The same rule applies to days of the week!
🗓️ How to Say Dates in Spanish
Dates in Spanish follow a different order than in English — it’s day + month + year:
| Hoy es el 5 de mayo de 2026. | Today is May 5th, 2026. |
| Mi cumpleaños es el 15 de agosto. | My birthday is August 15th. |
| La reunión es el 3 de octubre. | The meeting is on October 3rd. |
| Llegué el 22 de enero. | I arrived on January 22nd. |
💡 Key phrase: To say “on the [date] of [month]” use: el + number + de + month. Example: el 10 de marzo = March 10th
🌸 Seasons in Spanish — Las Estaciones
| Spanish | English | Months |
|---|---|---|
| La primavera | Spring | March, April, May |
| El verano | Summer | June, July, August |
| El otoño | Autumn / Fall | September, October, November |
| El invierno | Winter | December, January, February |
| Mi estación favorita es el verano. | My favorite season is summer. |
| En Colombia no hay cuatro estaciones. | In Colombia there are no four seasons. |
| La primavera empieza en marzo. | Spring starts in March. |
📆 Days of the Week in Spanish — Los Días de la Semana
Listen to the audio to practice the days of the week:
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Lunes | Monday | LOO-nes |
| Martes | Tuesday | MAR-tes |
| Miércoles | Wednesday | MYER-koh-les |
| Jueves | Thursday | HWEH-ves |
| Viernes | Friday | VYER-nes |
| Sábado | Saturday | SAH-bah-doh |
| Domingo | Sunday | doh-MEEN-goh |
💡 Tip: In Spanish-speaking countries, the week starts on Monday (lunes), not Sunday. You’ll notice this on calendars — lunes is always the first column!
💬 Useful Phrases with Days and Months
| ¿Qué día es hoy? | What day is today? |
| Hoy es lunes. | Today is Monday. |
| ¿En qué mes estamos? | What month are we in? |
| Estamos en abril. | We are in April. |
| ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? | When is your birthday? |
| Mi cumpleaños es el 10 de junio. | My birthday is June 10th. |
| El lunes que viene tengo una cita. | Next Monday I have an appointment. |
| Los sábados salgo con mis amigos. | On Saturdays I go out with my friends. |
| En diciembre hace mucho frío aquí. | In December it’s very cold here. |
| El verano empieza en junio. | Summer starts in June. |
A great way to make this vocabulary stick is to actually use it — tell a tutor your real birthday, talk about your weekly schedule, or plan your next lesson entirely in Spanish. A native tutor on Italki can have this exact conversation with you from your very first session.
📊 Extra: Useful Date Vocabulary
| Hoy | Today |
| Ayer | Yesterday |
| Mañana | Tomorrow |
| Esta semana | This week |
| La semana pasada | Last week |
| La semana que viene | Next week |
| Este mes | This month |
| El mes pasado | Last month |
| El mes que viene | Next month |
| Este año | This year |
| El año pasado | Last year |
| El año que viene | Next year |
| El fin de semana | The weekend |
| Entre semana | During the week / Weekdays |
| A principios de mes | At the beginning of the month |
| A finales de mes | At the end of the month |
🎯 Quick Quiz
Translate these into Spanish:
- Today is Wednesday.
- My birthday is March 20th.
- What month are we in?
- Next Friday I have a meeting.
- Summer starts in June.
✅ Show Answers
- Hoy es miércoles.
- Mi cumpleaños es el 20 de marzo.
- ¿En qué mes estamos?
- El viernes que viene tengo una reunión.
- El verano empieza en junio.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Why doesn’t Spanish capitalize months and days?
Unlike English, Spanish treats lunes, martes, enero, febrero, etc. as common nouns, not proper nouns — so they’re lowercase except at the start of a sentence. This is one of those small but important differences that makes your writing look natural.
How do I say “the 1st” of a month — is it “uno” or “primero”?
Both are used! El primero de enero (the first of January) is very common, especially for the 1st of any month. For all other days, use the cardinal number: el dos de enero, el tres de enero, etc.
Does Colombia really not have four seasons?
Correct! Colombia is near the equator, so it doesn’t have spring, summer, fall and winter like countries farther from the equator. Instead, Colombians talk about temporada de lluvias (rainy season) and temporada seca (dry season), and the climate varies more by altitude than by time of year. Exploring these cultural differences with a native tutor on LingoPie through authentic content is a great way to understand how daily life and vocabulary differ across Spanish-speaking countries.
📚 Practice More
- 👉 Spanish Numbers — Practice & Complete Guide
- 👉 Telling the Time in Spanish — Complete Guide
- 👉 Colors in Spanish — Complete Vocabulary Guide
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