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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!

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Crunchymum · 02/11/2025 09:12

Worst:

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

Best

Quite random and no real rhyme or reason. I dont prefer a particular season, just have months I prefer to others.

firstofallimadelight · 02/11/2025 09:21

Worst
feb
nov
jan
sept
april
may
march
october
june
aug
dec
july
best
factors in weather and celebrations

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 02/11/2025 09:24

The only one I really dislike is January.

Except for favourites (May, June, September) the others are about equal. I don’t even mind November!

ShesTheAlbatross · 02/11/2025 09:24

Worst to best

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

Wheech · 02/11/2025 09:30

Best to worst:

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

I struggle with winter and Christmas. All I want is daylight, warmth and hope so spring and summer are my time.

Tickingcrocodile · 02/11/2025 09:38

Worst

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

Best

I'm a teacher who likes summer so my list is influenced by when I have holidays as well as weather.

Allswellthatendswelll · 02/11/2025 10:04

Tickingcrocodile · 02/11/2025 09:38

Worst

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

Best

I'm a teacher who likes summer so my list is influenced by when I have holidays as well as weather.

I'm also a teacher. I don't like Nov and March as no holidays. I think Feb would have been higher before I had my own kids but now I have to entertain them in a very rainy half term not so much!
Really interesting how polarising Christmas is.

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Allswellthatendswelll · 02/11/2025 10:05

Arrrrrrragghhh · 01/11/2025 23:53

I want to stick up for January! I adore the summer but at least January signals the end of winter. You can actually see the light coming back every week.
It’s really nice to have one month that nothing is celebrated. There’s no stress or spending required (ok there’s Burns Night for some but us hardly commercialised).

No one expects anything and anything goes. For example theres no “beach body ready” pressure but also no judgement that everyone suddenly goes running or gives up booze. Or conversely doesn’t because massive Sunday roasts and lots of wine is also a valid way to get through a “ bleak” month.

It’s too early for Spring cleaning and the garden will naturally look bedraggled. You can wear any old thing - Christmas fashion is done, new season stuff isn’t wearable yet. Everything is on sale too.

Edited

Love this. You are right January does have some benefits.

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TheWibble · 02/11/2025 10:31

Highest

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

Lowest

PrincessHoneysuckle · 02/11/2025 10:39

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

School holiday months are favourite apart from December

Cheeseplease19 · 02/11/2025 11:25

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

BarbaraKirksKaftan · 02/11/2025 13:37

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

onwardjourney · 03/11/2025 07:13

Love
October, November, August, May

Ok
December, June, September, July

Dont Like
January, February,March, April

I love summer and autumn but don’t like late winter or the earliest days of spring. I think the worst of the lot are February and March, I’d love to slip this and go from late autumn to summer.

Redhairandhottubs · 03/11/2025 07:59

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

Allswellthatendswelll · 03/11/2025 10:49

Really interesting how lots of people rank October high but not November. For me it's the clocks going back!

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FluffletheMeow · 03/11/2025 18:25

My objectively correct rankings:

Worst

January - long, dark, cold, back to work, flipping ages until paid)
February - like January. Colder but brighter. Mercifully short.
March - still cold wet and dark but some hope of spring
October - winter is coming. But the TV is good, the leaves are colourful and there's lots going on.
September - like October but warmer and brighter
November - fireworks, birthday and run up to Xmas
December - Xmas, family, lots of time off
April - Spring, Easter
August - winding down from peak summer but still lovely and warm
July - summer is wonderful
May - all the flowers and daylight
June - long bright sunny days, flowers, summer fruits.

Best

BakewellGin1 · 03/11/2025 21:39

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

Christwosheds · 03/11/2025 21:47

Lowest to highest.
January and July.
February
August
September
June
March
April
November
May
October
December

frecklejuice · 03/11/2025 22:13

Low to High:

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

Exactfare · 03/11/2025 22:14

Read this as ranking of moths and am now sorely disappointed

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/11/2025 22:20

Oooh, can someone allocate scores to these and spreadsheet it to get a winner and loser month.

Uberbeeboo · 03/11/2025 22:24

Lowest to highest

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

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/11/2025 22:26

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

I like the summer and changing seasons (Mar and Sept) the best. Feb is not too bad as it's so short and contains half term!! I hate the short, dark days the most and rainy months like Nov and April.

Springbaby2023 · 03/11/2025 22:30

Weirdly I was thinking this today when I was thinking how much I dislike November!

I’m going to say…

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

I love spring/ summer when the days are at their longest but I also love Christmas and like to celebrate for the whole month

Chickydoo · 03/11/2025 22:36

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