Convert month name to month number in SQL Server

Question

In T-SQL what is the best way to convert a month name into a number?

E.g:

\'January\' -> 1
\'February\' -> 2
\'March\' -> 3

Answer 1

You can use below code

DECLARE @T TABLE ([Month] VARCHAR(20))
INSERT INTO @T
SELECT 'January'
UNION
SELECT 'February'
UNION
SELECT 'March'`

SELECT MONTH('01-' + [Month] + '-2010') As MonthNumeric,[Month] FROM @T
ORDER BY MonthNumeric