# 5 ways to parse Dates and DateTimes in ClickHouse

DevFeed: [5 ways to parse Dates and DateTimes in ClickHouse](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/5-ways-to-parse-dates-and-datetimes-in-clickhouse-5485.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/parsing-dates-datetimes>)

Author: Mark Needham

Published: 2026-03-12T17:20:54Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [ISO 8601](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iso-8601.md>), [Exception](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exception.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains five approaches to parsing dates and DateTimes in ClickHouse, covering Unix timestamps, packed numeric dates, known format strings, best-effort parsing, and direct casting. It also discusses handling invalid dates and configuring broader date-format support.

## Source excerpt

5 Ways to Parse Dates and DateTimes in ClickHouse