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Java Date Time - LocalDate.minusMonths() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

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Class:

java.time.LocalDate

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.time.LocalDatejava.time.LocalDatejava.time.temporal.TemporalTemporaljava.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusterTemporalAdjusterjava.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDateChronoLocalDatejava.io.SerializableSerializableLogicBig

Method:

public LocalDate minusMonths(long monthsToSubtract)

This method subtracts the specified amount from the months field (adjusting other fields if necessary) and returns the new instance of LocalDate.


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusMonthsExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.MARCH, 1);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusMonths(20);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2014-07-01




package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusMonthsExample2 {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.MARCH, 31);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusMonths(1);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2016-02-29




package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusMonthsExample3 {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.FEBRUARY, 29);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusMonths(1);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2016-01-29

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