How to Add Months to Date in Google Sheets (With Examples)


You can use the EDATE() function in Google Sheets to quickly add a certain number of months to a date.

This formula uses the following basic syntax:

EDATE(start_date, months)

where:

  • start_date: The starting date
  • months: The number of months to add to the starting date

For example, we can use the following syntax to add 10 months to the date in cell A1:

=EDATE(A1, 10)

The following example shows how to use this function in practice.

Example: Add Months to Date in Google Sheets

Suppose we have the following list of dates in Google Sheets:

We can use the following formulas to add a specific number of months to the values in the Date column:

add months to date in Google Sheets

The values in column B show the value of the original date plus one month.

The values in column C show the value of the original date plus six months.

The values in column D show the value of the original date plus 15 months.

Note that you can also use negative numbers to subtract months from a date.

The following screenshot shows how to do so:

subtract months from date in Google Sheets

The values in column B show the value of the original date minus one month.

The values in column C show the value of the original date minus six months.

The values in column D show the value of the original date minus 15 months.

Note: You can find the complete documentation for the EDATE() function here.

Additional Resources

The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in Google Sheets:

How to Add & Subtract Years to Date in Google Sheets
How to Filter by Date Range in Google Sheets
How to AutoFill Dates in Google Sheets

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