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Your ranking of months

104 replies

Allswellthatendswelll · 01/11/2025 17:13

Inspired by another thread what's your month ranking from lowest to highest?

Lowest

February
November
January
March
December
July
August
June
September
October
April
May

Highest

As you can see I like shoulder season (as they call it in the holiday world). Maybe controversial to put December so low but I think Christmas just makes the darkness a bit more bearable!

OP posts:
RandomUsernameHere · 01/11/2025 18:53

Worst

December
January
February
November
October
September
March
April
May
June
August
July

Best

wherearetheturrets · 01/11/2025 19:37

Worst

january
february
march
april
September
November
October
august
july
december
may
june

Best

Itsbritneyb1tch · 01/11/2025 19:40

Lowest

August
July
June
January
May
February
October
September
March
April
November
December

Highest

DickDewey · 01/11/2025 19:41

My husband and I were just saying this morning how much we love November.

I honestly love all the months. I can’t understand people making themselves miserable because they hate January or whatever.

We own a house in Florida and much as we love it there, if we lived there I’d really miss our glorious seasons. In Florida, it’s hot and dry or hot and wet.

dreamum · 01/11/2025 19:42

January
November
October
September
February
December
July
June
August
April
March
May

I love the spring and summer, HATE winter but I do quite like February as it feels like the very very start of spring.

Christmashope19 · 01/11/2025 19:43

Worst to best
january I just can’t help feeling depressed
November, 3 months of dark and cold days coming up
february still cold
december although I love Xmas that’s the only good thing about it
October
march starting to feel better by now as we are nearly into spring
April
September
june
july
august
May best month ever long sunny days with a few months of light nights to look forward to

Sipperskipper · 01/11/2025 19:46

Best to worst:

December
November
May
June
April
July
October
August
January
February

I love Christmas and all the build up / general prep. Also love late spring & early summer in the garden.

CharlieKirkRIP · 01/11/2025 19:47

RampantIvy · 01/11/2025 17:18

February
November
January
March
December
October
April
September
May
August
June
July

Loathe winter - blankets, hot chocolate, Christmas and candles do nothing for me.

Love, love, love warm, bright weather. It makes me feel alive.

This ^

I so love the colours of Autumn in the countryside and woods but that’s it. I hate the rain and I hate winter with a passion especially the darkness.

Give me dry, bright and sunny all year long!

Monkeytennis97 · 01/11/2025 19:50

Worst
November
December
October
January
February
September
March
April
August
July
May
June

SeaGlassDreamer · 01/11/2025 19:54

Best to worst
December
October
September
November
April
May
June
August
March
February
July
January

Sparklesandspandexgallore · 01/11/2025 19:59

Worst
February
January
March
November
October
December
April
August
July
June
September
May

Best

SpottyAardvark · 01/11/2025 20:03

Crap
December (I absolutely hate Christmas)
January (utterly depressing)
February (slightly less depressing)

OK
November (getting colder & darker, but still some nice days like today)
March (getting lighter, spring is around the corner)

Good
April (spring at last!)
May (lovely weather, but hay fever central)
October (nice autumn)
August (summer holidays for others, work for me)

Great
July (lovely midsummer)
September (main holiday)
June (usually go on holiday. best weather).

Middlemarch123 · 01/11/2025 20:12

Best
March, signs of Spring, flowers starting to appear, daffodils 🌼
April, like Easter, bunnies and tulips
May, lighter evenings and mornings, cutting the grass, warmer days, not too hot.
June, summer solstice, garden looks lovely.

Middling: July, too hot, watering plants non stop, sleepless nights, stuffy and stifling.
August, as above.
September, nice crisp mornings and sunlight earlier on gardens look lovely
October, hit and miss, colder, so cosy indoors, but outdoors plants that have been nurtured need cutting back and putting away in the greenhouse.
November, horrible, dark and dank.
December, January, ditto.
January, slightly better,frosty cold, but a little more light.
February, as above, but at least it’s shorter and Spring is not far away.

I don’t like extremes, so a steady temperature of 17 or 18 outside and more sunshine than darkness is perfect for me.

Inertia · 01/11/2025 20:18

Best to worst:

July
June
August
May
April
December
March
February
January
November
October
September

Poortraitorsstarbe123 · 01/11/2025 20:23

Worst
December,
January,
February,
November,
October,
September,
March
August,
July,
June,
May
April
Best.

OneFootAfterTheOther · 01/11/2025 20:36

November
October
September
July
August
February
January
March
April
May
June

I love autumn weather and colours but I dislike the longer nights

stclementine · 01/11/2025 20:41

best
september
october
november
december
july (birthday month)
march
april
may
february
june
august
january

im an autumn and spring girl

user2848502016 · 01/11/2025 21:00

worst

November
January (because my DDs birthday is in January)
February
March
December
August
June
July
September
October
May
April

Best

xanthomelana · 01/11/2025 21:02

Best to worst

May
June
July
August
April
September
March
October
February
November
December
January

FancyCatSlave · 01/11/2025 21:07

Best

May
June
July
August
September
March
April
October
December
February
November
January

Worst

My views are skewed by decades of horses and a hatred of mud season essentially.

Blingismything · 01/11/2025 21:09

Best to Worst

June
July
May
August
April
March
September
December
October
February
November
January

Not keen on Winter, love Summer, tolerate Spring and Autumn. Love Christmas.

Alpacajigsaw · 01/11/2025 21:09

January
February
November
October
August
June
July
December
September
March
May
April

eta worst to best

MadameSzyszkoBohusz · 01/11/2025 21:21

January - obvious choice. Miserable excuse for a month; to be endured not enjoyed.
March - should rank above Feb, as at least technically spring, but so often cold, wet and gloomy
February - at least it’s short. Plus Valentine’s Day is an excuse to do something nice.
November - miserable month, but at least it’s nearly Christmas.
October - not near enough to Christmas, and often cold and wet.
April - should be all blossom and birdsong. Often still cold and wet.
August - now, generally, I love summer. But there’s a tiredness to August. The days feel like they’re drawing in, the greenery is often brown, and the weather can be changeable and unpleasantly humid.
May - the only Spring month that is usually reliably springlike.
September - my birthday month. Plus, you often get a lovely Indian summer in September, and that refreshing “back to school, new start” feel.
December - I hate winter. But I bloody love Christmas.
June - SUMMER!
July - MORE SUMMER!!

Whydontyoucarryon · 01/11/2025 21:31

Lowest

July
August
March
September
January
November
February
December
June
May
April
October

Highest

BearSoFair · 01/11/2025 21:31

Worst

January (lasts forever)
February (miserable weather)
August (either raining or too hot)
July (hot)
June (often starting to get hot)
November (getting dark and wet, the start of 'firework season')
March (pretty wet but improving from Jan/Feb)
April (starting to feel like spring)
December (ok but can be TOO Christmassy)
October (not too cold, often not too wet)
September (usually decent weather and cooler than July/August)
May (similar weather to September)

Best

I don't like it either too hot or too wet! Spring and autumn far better than winter and summer