Not just an East Coast - but a mid-Atlantic perspective. October is the best month of the year in New England because fall foliage peaks in Maine, VT, NH and MA in October, not November. March is filled with mud from melting snow plus black flies so YUCK. February seems like the longest month of winter if you live in a state bordering Canada. Winter comes in for good in Dec and persists unrelentingly through January AND February and the 28/29 days of February seem as long as the 31 days of January. I expect you may get some critical comments about not mentioning Black History month. Why is the shortest month the Black History month? That seems like a purposeful slight to me. Also, this is a pet peeve of mine. The legal holiday in February is NOT President's Day but Washington's Birthday. The federal law in 1969 that shifted the commemoration of most holidays to Mondays and shifted Washington's Birthday specifically to the third Monday in February rather than Washington's actual birthday on February 22 had the practical effect of making this federal holiday NEVER fall on Washington's birthday but between Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12. Damn confusing. I don't want to recognize our mediocre presidents like Millard Fillmore and Martin Van Buren or worse, our truly bad, venal presidents like Nixon and Trump along side our truly great presidents like Washington and Lincoln.
This feels like a very east coast ranking. In Washington State, June still has rainy spring like weather. And schools don't end till the middle of the month.
And October is the best month for sports. MLB playoffs, NFL in full swing, college football and basketball, NBA and NHL just starting. Its got everything.
Respectfully disagree (full disclosure: Summer lover here). February is cold, generally dark, and here in the mid-Atlantic region, often quite gray (during "daylight hours"--and there aren't a lot of those, either) as well. You know what February is? It's the Monday of months.
June rocks--long, sunny days, and all of the promise that summer portends. Clearly the best month, IMHO.
I can tell you don’t live in the mountain West. March, April and most of May are mud season. Thanksgiving through February, in snowy years, are reasons for a glorious existence. July through October is simply ambrosial. Best of all, none of it is humid.
My birthday is in June so I agree it’s one of the best months.
Not just an East Coast - but a mid-Atlantic perspective. October is the best month of the year in New England because fall foliage peaks in Maine, VT, NH and MA in October, not November. March is filled with mud from melting snow plus black flies so YUCK. February seems like the longest month of winter if you live in a state bordering Canada. Winter comes in for good in Dec and persists unrelentingly through January AND February and the 28/29 days of February seem as long as the 31 days of January. I expect you may get some critical comments about not mentioning Black History month. Why is the shortest month the Black History month? That seems like a purposeful slight to me. Also, this is a pet peeve of mine. The legal holiday in February is NOT President's Day but Washington's Birthday. The federal law in 1969 that shifted the commemoration of most holidays to Mondays and shifted Washington's Birthday specifically to the third Monday in February rather than Washington's actual birthday on February 22 had the practical effect of making this federal holiday NEVER fall on Washington's birthday but between Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12. Damn confusing. I don't want to recognize our mediocre presidents like Millard Fillmore and Martin Van Buren or worse, our truly bad, venal presidents like Nixon and Trump along side our truly great presidents like Washington and Lincoln.
My birthday is in November. Thank you!!!
This is wrong on so many accounts
This feels like a very east coast ranking. In Washington State, June still has rainy spring like weather. And schools don't end till the middle of the month.
And October is the best month for sports. MLB playoffs, NFL in full swing, college football and basketball, NBA and NHL just starting. Its got everything.
From a California perspective, agree that November is by far the #1 month.
Respectfully disagree (full disclosure: Summer lover here). February is cold, generally dark, and here in the mid-Atlantic region, often quite gray (during "daylight hours"--and there aren't a lot of those, either) as well. You know what February is? It's the Monday of months.
June rocks--long, sunny days, and all of the promise that summer portends. Clearly the best month, IMHO.
February! Pitchers and catchers report to spring training and there is hope in the air!https://youtube.com/watch?v=XDyM4CfExXU&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
I can tell you don’t live in the mountain West. March, April and most of May are mud season. Thanksgiving through February, in snowy years, are reasons for a glorious existence. July through October is simply ambrosial. Best of all, none of it is humid.
My birthday is in May so that’s actually the best month, but November is cool, too.
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The Super Bowl and my Birthday are both in February.