What is July?
{{monththisyear|7}} '''July''' (Jul.) is the seventh [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], coming between [[June]] and [[August]]. It has 31 [[day]]s. July was named after [[Julius Caesar]]. The halfway point of the year is either on [[July 2]] or in the night of [[July 1]]-[[July 2|2]]. July always begins on the same day of the week as [[April]], and additionally, [[January]] in [[leap year]]s. July does not end on the same day of the week as any other month in [[common year]]s, but ends on the same day of the week as [[January]] in [[leap year]]s. == The Month == [[File:Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC).JPG|thumb|130px|right|July is named after [[Julius Caesar]], who was born on 12 or 13 July]] In each hemisphere, it is the [[season|seasonal]] equivalent of [[January]] in the other hemisphere. In the North, it is [[summer]] and in the South it is [[winter]]. In the [[Northern Hemisphere]], July is often the warmest month of the year, and major [[sport]]ing events and [[music]] festivals are held around this time. In the [[Southern Hemisphere]], it is a winter month, with the [[cold|coldest]]-recorded temperature having been measured in [[Antarctica]] in this month. July begins on the same day of the week as [[April]] every year and on the same day of the week as [[January]] in [[leap year]]s. No other month in [[common year]]s ends on the same day of the week as July, but July ends on the same day of the week as [[January]] in [[leap year]]s. In common years, July starts on the same day of the week as [[October]] of the previous year, and in leap years, [[May]] of the previous year. In common years, July finishes on the same day of the week as [[February]] and October of the previous year, and in leap years, May of the previous year. In common years immediately after other common years, July both starts and finishes on the same day of the week as January of the previous year. In years immediately before common years, July starts on the same day of the week as [[September]] and [[December]