Floréal

For the ship class, see Floréal class frigate.
For the region in Mauritius, see Floréal, Mauritius.
For the region in Brazil, see Floreal.

Floréal (French pronunciation: [flɔʁeal]) was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos 'flower'.

Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started 20 April or 21 April. It ended 19 May or 20 May. It follows Germinal and precedes Prairial.


Year: 3 Month: Year: III
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Monday
20 April 1795
2 Tuesday
21 April 1795
3 Wednesday
22 April 1795
4 Thursday
23 April 1795
5 Friday
24 April 1795
6 Saturday
25 April 1795
7 Sunday
26 April 1795
8 Monday
27 April 1795
9 Tuesday
28 April 1795
10 Wednesday
29 April 1795
décade 23
11 Thursday
30 April 1795
12 Friday
1 May 1795
13 Saturday
2 May 1795
14 Sunday
3 May 1795
15 Monday
4 May 1795
16 Tuesday
5 May 1795
17 Wednesday
6 May 1795
18 Thursday
7 May 1795
19 Friday
8 May 1795
20 Saturday
9 May 1795
décade 24
21 Sunday
10 May 1795
22 Monday
11 May 1795
23 Tuesday
12 May 1795
24 Wednesday
13 May 1795
25 Thursday
14 May 1795
26 Friday
15 May 1795
27 Saturday
16 May 1795
28 Sunday
17 May 1795
29 Monday
18 May 1795
30 Tuesday
19 May 1795
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6h41m13s
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich


Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV
Year: 1 Month: Year: I
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Saturday
20 April 1793
2 Sunday
21 April 1793
3 Monday
22 April 1793
4 Tuesday
23 April 1793
5 Wednesday
24 April 1793
6 Thursday
25 April 1793
7 Friday
26 April 1793
8 Saturday
27 April 1793
9 Sunday
28 April 1793
10 Monday
29 April 1793
décade 23
11 Tuesday
30 April 1793
12 Wednesday
1 May 1793
13 Thursday
2 May 1793
14 Friday
3 May 1793
15 Saturday
4 May 1793
16 Sunday
5 May 1793
17 Monday
6 May 1793
18 Tuesday
7 May 1793
19 Wednesday
8 May 1793
20 Thursday
9 May 1793
décade 24
21 Friday
10 May 1793
22 Saturday
11 May 1793
23 Sunday
12 May 1793
24 Monday
13 May 1793
25 Tuesday
14 May 1793
26 Wednesday
15 May 1793
27 Thursday
16 May 1793
28 Friday
17 May 1793
29 Saturday
18 May 1793
30 Sunday
19 May 1793
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 2 Month: Year: II
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Sunday
20 April 1794
2 Monday
21 April 1794
3 Tuesday
22 April 1794
4 Wednesday
23 April 1794
5 Thursday
24 April 1794
6 Friday
25 April 1794
7 Saturday
26 April 1794
8 Sunday
27 April 1794
9 Monday
28 April 1794
10 Tuesday
29 April 1794
décade 23
11 Wednesday
30 April 1794
12 Thursday
1 May 1794
13 Friday
2 May 1794
14 Saturday
3 May 1794
15 Sunday
4 May 1794
16 Monday
5 May 1794
17 Tuesday
6 May 1794
18 Wednesday
7 May 1794
19 Thursday
8 May 1794
20 Friday
9 May 1794
décade 24
21 Saturday
10 May 1794
22 Sunday
11 May 1794
23 Monday
12 May 1794
24 Tuesday
13 May 1794
25 Wednesday
14 May 1794
26 Thursday
15 May 1794
27 Friday
16 May 1794
28 Saturday
17 May 1794
29 Sunday
18 May 1794
30 Monday
19 May 1794
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 3 Month: Year: III
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Monday
20 April 1795
2 Tuesday
21 April 1795
3 Wednesday
22 April 1795
4 Thursday
23 April 1795
5 Friday
24 April 1795
6 Saturday
25 April 1795
7 Sunday
26 April 1795
8 Monday
27 April 1795
9 Tuesday
28 April 1795
10 Wednesday
29 April 1795
décade 23
11 Thursday
30 April 1795
12 Friday
1 May 1795
13 Saturday
2 May 1795
14 Sunday
3 May 1795
15 Monday
4 May 1795
16 Tuesday
5 May 1795
17 Wednesday
6 May 1795
18 Thursday
7 May 1795
19 Friday
8 May 1795
20 Saturday
9 May 1795
décade 24
21 Sunday
10 May 1795
22 Monday
11 May 1795
23 Tuesday
12 May 1795
24 Wednesday
13 May 1795
25 Thursday
14 May 1795
26 Friday
15 May 1795
27 Saturday
16 May 1795
28 Sunday
17 May 1795
29 Monday
18 May 1795
30 Tuesday
19 May 1795
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 4 Month: Year: IV
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Wednesday
20 April 1796
2 Thursday
21 April 1796
3 Friday
22 April 1796
4 Saturday
23 April 1796
5 Sunday
24 April 1796
6 Monday
25 April 1796
7 Tuesday
26 April 1796
8 Wednesday
27 April 1796
9 Thursday
28 April 1796
10 Friday
29 April 1796
décade 23
11 Saturday
30 April 1796
12 Sunday
1 May 1796
13 Monday
2 May 1796
14 Tuesday
3 May 1796
15 Wednesday
4 May 1796
16 Thursday
5 May 1796
17 Friday
6 May 1796
18 Saturday
7 May 1796
19 Sunday
8 May 1796
20 Monday
9 May 1796
décade 24
21 Tuesday
10 May 1796
22 Wednesday
11 May 1796
23 Thursday
12 May 1796
24 Friday
13 May 1796
25 Saturday
14 May 1796
26 Sunday
15 May 1796
27 Monday
16 May 1796
28 Tuesday
17 May 1796
29 Wednesday
18 May 1796
30 Thursday
19 May 1796
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 5 Month: Year: V
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Thursday
20 April 1797
2 Friday
21 April 1797
3 Saturday
22 April 1797
4 Sunday
23 April 1797
5 Monday
24 April 1797
6 Tuesday
25 April 1797
7 Wednesday
26 April 1797
8 Thursday
27 April 1797
9 Friday
28 April 1797
10 Saturday
29 April 1797
décade 23
11 Sunday
30 April 1797
12 Monday
1 May 1797
13 Tuesday
2 May 1797
14 Wednesday
3 May 1797
15 Thursday
4 May 1797
16 Friday
5 May 1797
17 Saturday
6 May 1797
18 Sunday
7 May 1797
19 Monday
8 May 1797
20 Tuesday
9 May 1797
décade 24
21 Wednesday
10 May 1797
22 Thursday
11 May 1797
23 Friday
12 May 1797
24 Saturday
13 May 1797
25 Sunday
14 May 1797
26 Monday
15 May 1797
27 Tuesday
16 May 1797
28 Wednesday
17 May 1797
29 Thursday
18 May 1797
30 Friday
19 May 1797
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 6 Month: Year: VI
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Friday
20 April 1798
2 Saturday
21 April 1798
3 Sunday
22 April 1798
4 Monday
23 April 1798
5 Tuesday
24 April 1798
6 Wednesday
25 April 1798
7 Thursday
26 April 1798
8 Friday
27 April 1798
9 Saturday
28 April 1798
10 Sunday
29 April 1798
décade 23
11 Monday
30 April 1798
12 Tuesday
1 May 1798
13 Wednesday
2 May 1798
14 Thursday
3 May 1798
15 Friday
4 May 1798
16 Saturday
5 May 1798
17 Sunday
6 May 1798
18 Monday
7 May 1798
19 Tuesday
8 May 1798
20 Wednesday
9 May 1798
décade 24
21 Thursday
10 May 1798
22 Friday
11 May 1798
23 Saturday
12 May 1798
24 Sunday
13 May 1798
25 Monday
14 May 1798
26 Tuesday
15 May 1798
27 Wednesday
16 May 1798
28 Thursday
17 May 1798
29 Friday
18 May 1798
30 Saturday
19 May 1798
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 7 Month: Year: VII
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Saturday
20 April 1799
2 Sunday
21 April 1799
3 Monday
22 April 1799
4 Tuesday
23 April 1799
5 Wednesday
24 April 1799
6 Thursday
25 April 1799
7 Friday
26 April 1799
8 Saturday
27 April 1799
9 Sunday
28 April 1799
10 Monday
29 April 1799
décade 23
11 Tuesday
30 April 1799
12 Wednesday
1 May 1799
13 Thursday
2 May 1799
14 Friday
3 May 1799
15 Saturday
4 May 1799
16 Sunday
5 May 1799
17 Monday
6 May 1799
18 Tuesday
7 May 1799
19 Wednesday
8 May 1799
20 Thursday
9 May 1799
décade 24
21 Friday
10 May 1799
22 Saturday
11 May 1799
23 Sunday
12 May 1799
24 Monday
13 May 1799
25 Tuesday
14 May 1799
26 Wednesday
15 May 1799
27 Thursday
16 May 1799
28 Friday
17 May 1799
29 Saturday
18 May 1799
30 Sunday
19 May 1799
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 8 Month: Year: VIII
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Monday
21 April 1800
2 Tuesday
22 April 1800
3 Wednesday
23 April 1800
4 Thursday
24 April 1800
5 Friday
25 April 1800
6 Saturday
26 April 1800
7 Sunday
27 April 1800
8 Monday
28 April 1800
9 Tuesday
29 April 1800
10 Wednesday
30 April 1800
décade 23
11 Thursday
1 May 1800
12 Friday
2 May 1800
13 Saturday
3 May 1800
14 Sunday
4 May 1800
15 Monday
5 May 1800
16 Tuesday
6 May 1800
17 Wednesday
7 May 1800
18 Thursday
8 May 1800
19 Friday
9 May 1800
20 Saturday
10 May 1800
décade 24
21 Sunday
11 May 1800
22 Monday
12 May 1800
23 Tuesday
13 May 1800
24 Wednesday
14 May 1800
25 Thursday
15 May 1800
26 Friday
16 May 1800
27 Saturday
17 May 1800
28 Sunday
18 May 1800
29 Monday
19 May 1800
30 Tuesday
20 May 1800
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 9 Month: Year: IX
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Tuesday
21 April 1801
2 Wednesday
22 April 1801
3 Thursday
23 April 1801
4 Friday
24 April 1801
5 Saturday
25 April 1801
6 Sunday
26 April 1801
7 Monday
27 April 1801
8 Tuesday
28 April 1801
9 Wednesday
29 April 1801
10 Thursday
30 April 1801
décade 23
11 Friday
1 May 1801
12 Saturday
2 May 1801
13 Sunday
3 May 1801
14 Monday
4 May 1801
15 Tuesday
5 May 1801
16 Wednesday
6 May 1801
17 Thursday
7 May 1801
18 Friday
8 May 1801
19 Saturday
9 May 1801
20 Sunday
10 May 1801
décade 24
21 Monday
11 May 1801
22 Tuesday
12 May 1801
23 Wednesday
13 May 1801
24 Thursday
14 May 1801
25 Friday
15 May 1801
26 Saturday
16 May 1801
27 Sunday
17 May 1801
28 Monday
18 May 1801
29 Tuesday
19 May 1801
30 Wednesday
20 May 1801
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 10 Month: Year: X
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Wednesday
21 April 1802
2 Thursday
22 April 1802
3 Friday
23 April 1802
4 Saturday
24 April 1802
5 Sunday
25 April 1802
6 Monday
26 April 1802
7 Tuesday
27 April 1802
8 Wednesday
28 April 1802
9 Thursday
29 April 1802
10 Friday
30 April 1802
décade 23
11 Saturday
1 May 1802
12 Sunday
2 May 1802
13 Monday
3 May 1802
14 Tuesday
4 May 1802
15 Wednesday
5 May 1802
16 Thursday
6 May 1802
17 Friday
7 May 1802
18 Saturday
8 May 1802
19 Sunday
9 May 1802
20 Monday
10 May 1802
décade 24
21 Tuesday
11 May 1802
22 Wednesday
12 May 1802
23 Thursday
13 May 1802
24 Friday
14 May 1802
25 Saturday
15 May 1802
26 Sunday
16 May 1802
27 Monday
17 May 1802
28 Tuesday
18 May 1802
29 Wednesday
19 May 1802
30 Thursday
20 May 1802
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 11 Month: Year: XI
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Thursday
21 April 1803
2 Friday
22 April 1803
3 Saturday
23 April 1803
4 Sunday
24 April 1803
5 Monday
25 April 1803
6 Tuesday
26 April 1803
7 Wednesday
27 April 1803
8 Thursday
28 April 1803
9 Friday
29 April 1803
10 Saturday
30 April 1803
décade 23
11 Sunday
1 May 1803
12 Monday
2 May 1803
13 Tuesday
3 May 1803
14 Wednesday
4 May 1803
15 Thursday
5 May 1803
16 Friday
6 May 1803
17 Saturday
7 May 1803
18 Sunday
8 May 1803
19 Monday
9 May 1803
20 Tuesday
10 May 1803
décade 24
21 Wednesday
11 May 1803
22 Thursday
12 May 1803
23 Friday
13 May 1803
24 Saturday
14 May 1803
25 Sunday
15 May 1803
26 Monday
16 May 1803
27 Tuesday
17 May 1803
28 Wednesday
18 May 1803
29 Thursday
19 May 1803
30 Friday
20 May 1803
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 12 Month: Year: XII
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Saturday
21 April 1804
2 Sunday
22 April 1804
3 Monday
23 April 1804
4 Tuesday
24 April 1804
5 Wednesday
25 April 1804
6 Thursday
26 April 1804
7 Friday
27 April 1804
8 Saturday
28 April 1804
9 Sunday
29 April 1804
10 Monday
30 April 1804
décade 23
11 Tuesday
1 May 1804
12 Wednesday
2 May 1804
13 Thursday
3 May 1804
14 Friday
4 May 1804
15 Saturday
5 May 1804
16 Sunday
6 May 1804
17 Monday
7 May 1804
18 Tuesday
8 May 1804
19 Wednesday
9 May 1804
20 Thursday
10 May 1804
décade 24
21 Friday
11 May 1804
22 Saturday
12 May 1804
23 Sunday
13 May 1804
24 Monday
14 May 1804
25 Tuesday
15 May 1804
26 Wednesday
16 May 1804
27 Thursday
17 May 1804
28 Friday
18 May 1804
29 Saturday
19 May 1804
30 Sunday
20 May 1804
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 13 Month: Year: XIII
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Sunday
21 April 1805
2 Monday
22 April 1805
3 Tuesday
23 April 1805
4 Wednesday
24 April 1805
5 Thursday
25 April 1805
6 Friday
26 April 1805
7 Saturday
27 April 1805
8 Sunday
28 April 1805
9 Monday
29 April 1805
10 Tuesday
30 April 1805
décade 23
11 Wednesday
1 May 1805
12 Thursday
2 May 1805
13 Friday
3 May 1805
14 Saturday
4 May 1805
15 Sunday
5 May 1805
16 Monday
6 May 1805
17 Tuesday
7 May 1805
18 Wednesday
8 May 1805
19 Thursday
9 May 1805
20 Friday
10 May 1805
décade 24
21 Saturday
11 May 1805
22 Sunday
12 May 1805
23 Monday
13 May 1805
24 Tuesday
14 May 1805
25 Wednesday
15 May 1805
26 Thursday
16 May 1805
27 Friday
17 May 1805
28 Saturday
18 May 1805
29 Sunday
19 May 1805
30 Monday
20 May 1805
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich
Year: 14 Month: Year: XIV
Day of the 10-day
week (décade)
Primidi
Duodi
Tridi
Quartidi
Quintidi
Sextidi
Septidi
Octidi
Nonidi
Décadi
décade 22
1 Monday
21 April 1806
2 Tuesday
22 April 1806
3 Wednesday
23 April 1806
4 Thursday
24 April 1806
5 Friday
25 April 1806
6 Saturday
26 April 1806
7 Sunday
27 April 1806
8 Monday
28 April 1806
9 Tuesday
29 April 1806
10 Wednesday
30 April 1806
décade 23
11 Thursday
1 May 1806
12 Friday
2 May 1806
13 Saturday
3 May 1806
14 Sunday
4 May 1806
15 Monday
5 May 1806
16 Tuesday
6 May 1806
17 Wednesday
7 May 1806
18 Thursday
8 May 1806
19 Friday
9 May 1806
20 Saturday
10 May 1806
décade 24
21 Sunday
11 May 1806
22 Monday
12 May 1806
23 Tuesday
13 May 1806
24 Wednesday
14 May 1806
25 Thursday
15 May 1806
26 Friday
16 May 1806
27 Saturday
17 May 1806
28 Sunday
18 May 1806
29 Monday
19 May 1806
30 Tuesday
20 May 1806
Decimal time – 10 h/day
Paris
6:34:64
Floréal
Floréal
15:13:53
Time of day - 24 h/day
Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Floréal lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).

  1re Décade 2e Décade 3e Décade
Primidi 1. Rose (Rose) 11. Rhubarbe (Rhubarb) 21. Statice (Sea lavender)
Duodi 2. Chêne (Oak) 12. Sain-foin (Sainfoin) 22. Fritillaire (Fritillary)
Tridi 3. Fougère (Fern) 13. Bâton d'or (Wallflower) 23. Bourrache (Borage)
Quartidi 4. Aubépine (Hawthorn) 14. Chamerisier (Dwarf Honeysuckle) 24. Valériane (Valerian)
Quintidi 5. Rossignol (Nightingale) 15. Ver-à-soie (Silkworm) 25. Carpe (Carp)
Sextidi 6. Ancolie (Columbine) 16. Consoude (Comfrey) 26. Fusain (Spindle tree)
Septidi 7. Muguet (Lily of the Valley) 17. Pimprenelle (Burnet) 27. Civette (Chive)
Octidi 8. Champignon (Mushroom) 18. Corbeil d'or (Alison) 28. Buglose (Bugloss)
Nonidi 9. Hyacinthe (Hyacinth) 19. Arroche (Orache) 29. Sénevé (Charlock)
Decadi 10. Rateau (Rake) 20. Sarcloir (Hoe) 30. Houlette (Shepherd's staff)

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar
for the month "Floréal"
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
April 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 May
VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
April 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 May

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