Are the months masculine in German?

Yes, all twelve months are masculine, so it is der Januar, der Februar, and so on. In dates you usually say im Januar (in January), using im, a contraction of in dem.

Months in German

By Lachlan McRitchie

Updated July 6, 2026

The months in German are Januar, Februar, März, April, Mai, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, and Dezember, and all twelve are masculine (der). They look close to English, with a few spelling changes.

German	English
der Januar	January
der Februar	February
der März	March
der April	April
der Mai	May
der Juni	June
der Juli	July
der August	August
der September	September
der Oktober	October
der November	November
der Dezember	December

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Are the months masculine in German?: Yes, all twelve months are masculine, so it is der Januar, der Februar, and so on. In dates you usually say im Januar (in January), using im, a contraction of in dem.

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