How to Say "January" in Spanish

enero

/eˈneɾo/masculine

The Spanish word for January is enero.

enero refers to the first month of the Gregorian calendar.

Meaning: first month of the Gregorian calendar (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

To say "in January", use the preposition en before the month, forming en enero.

/eˈneɾo/

English speakers often mistakenly capitalize the month in Spanish. However, it should be lowercase.

In many Spanish-speaking cultures, enero is nicknamed el mes de las promesas or 'the month of promises' because of New Year's resolutions.
The root of enero is related to the Sanskrit word yāna, meaning 'vehicle' or 'going'.
Because enero is a masculine noun, adjectives describing the month must also be masculine, such as un enero frío for 'a cold January'.

Hoy es dos de enero.
Today is the second of January.
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Conocí a Tom este enero.
I met Tom this January.
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Voy a ir a un examen en enero.
I'm taking an exam in January.
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La reunión se llevará a cabo el 25 de enero.
The meeting will take place on January 25th.
El informe financiero estará listo a principios de enero.
The financial report will be ready in early January.
En enero, comenzaremos la implementación del nuevo proyecto.
In January, we will start implementing the new project.
¡Vamos a hacer una barbacoa a mediados de ene!
Let's have a barbecue in mid-Jan!
En enero, hace mucho frío aquí en el norte.
In January, it's very cold here in the north.
El 6 de enero es el Día de los Reyes Magos.
January 6th is Three Kings' Day.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “January” translations and entries enero, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries enero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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