# Months in a Year
> Number of months in a year.
## Usage
```javascript
var MONTHS_IN_YEAR = require( '@stdlib/constants/time/months-in-year' );
```
#### MONTHS_IN_YEAR
Number of months in a year.
```javascript
var bool = ( MONTHS_IN_YEAR === 12 );
// returns true
```
## Notes
- The value is a generalization and does **not** take into account inaccuracies due to daylight savings conventions, crossing timezones, or other complications with time and dates.
## Examples
```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var roundn = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/roundn' );
var MONTHS_IN_YEAR = require( '@stdlib/constants/time/months-in-year' );
var mons;
var yrs;
var i;
function yrs2mons( yrs ) {
return yrs * MONTHS_IN_YEAR;
}
for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
yrs = roundn( randu()*20.0, -2 );
mons = yrs2mons( yrs );
console.log( '%d years => %d months', yrs, mons );
}
```