This is a bit of a trick question! October is not the longest month of the year.
While October has 31 days, making it one of the longer months, December holds the title of the longest month with its 31 days.
Here's a breakdown of the months with 31 days:
- January
- March
- May
- July
- August
- October
- December
The remaining months of the year have 30 days, except for February, which has 28 days (29 in leap years).
It seems like the question is playing on the common phrase "October is the cruelest month," which is a quote from The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. This phrase is a literary reference and has nothing to do with the actual length of the month.
