Ethiopian Months

Ethiopian calendar has 13 months. It is different from the calendar used in many other countries. The first 12 months have 30 days each, and the 13th month has 5 or 6 days. This calendar is mostly used in Ethiopia. Below is a list of all Ethiopian months written in Amharic (Ethiopian language) and also in English to help you learn their names easily.

Month Number Amharic (Ge’ez Script) Transliteration
1መስከረምMeskerem
2ጥቅምትTikimt
3ኅዳርHidar
4ታኅሣሥTahsas
5ጥርTir
6የካቲትYekatit
7መጋቢትMegabit
8ሚያዝያMiazia
9ግንቦትGinbot
10ሰኔSene
11ሐምሌHamle
12ነሐሴNehasse
13ጳጉሜPagume