Convert MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM

01/15/2025 → 2025-01

Quick Converter

Enter MM/DD/YYYY

→

YYYY-MM Result

2025-01

How to Convert MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM

Converting from MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM involves rearranging the date components:

From

MM/DD/YYYY

01/15/2025

YYYY-MM

2025-01

Identify the Parts

In MM/DD/YYYY: Month-Day-Year format primarily used in the United States

Rearrange

Reorder to match YYYY-MM format: Year-month format following ISO 8601, ideal for file naming and sorting

Adjust Separator

Change the separator from "/" to "-" if needed.

Code Examples

JavaScript

// Convert MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM
function convertDate(dateStr) {
  // Parse MM/DD/YYYY
  const parts = dateStr.split('/');
  
  const [month, day, year] = parts;
  

  // Format as YYYY-MM
  
  return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
  
}

console.log(convertDate('01/15/2025')); // 2025-01

Python

from datetime import datetime

# Convert MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM
date_str = '01/15/2025'

date = datetime.strptime(date_str, '%m/%d/%Y')

result = date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

print(result)  # 2025-01