diff --git a/src/quartermaster/month_service.py b/src/quartermaster/month_service.py
index 9ecc0b9..097adb1 100644
--- a/src/quartermaster/month_service.py
+++ b/src/quartermaster/month_service.py
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ def shift_year_month(year_month: str, delta: int) -> str:
     return f"{new_year:04d}-{new_month0 + 1:02d}"
 
 
+_MONTH_NAMES = [
+    "", "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June",
+    "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December",
+]
+
+
+def pretty_year_month(year_month: str) -> str:
+    if not valid_year_month(year_month):
+        return year_month
+    year, month = year_month.split("-")
+    return f"{_MONTH_NAMES[int(month)]} {year}"
+
+
 def get_month(db: Session, year_month: str) -> Month | None:
     stmt = select(Month).where(Month.year_month == year_month)
     return db.scalar(stmt)
diff --git a/src/quartermaster/routes_month.py b/src/quartermaster/routes_month.py
index 729dee6..e64fc75 100644
--- a/src/quartermaster/routes_month.py
+++ b/src/quartermaster/routes_month.py
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ def view_month(
             "month_create.html",
             {
                 "year_month": year_month,
+                "pretty_year_month": month_service.pretty_year_month(year_month),
+                "pretty_prev": month_service.pretty_year_month(prev_ym),
+                "pretty_next": month_service.pretty_year_month(next_ym),
                 "prev_year_month": prev_ym,
                 "next_year_month": next_ym,
                 "all_months": all_months,
@@ -148,6 +151,9 @@ def view_month(
         {
             "month": month,
             "year_month": year_month,
+            "pretty_year_month": month_service.pretty_year_month(year_month),
+            "pretty_prev": month_service.pretty_year_month(prev_ym),
+            "pretty_next": month_service.pretty_year_month(next_ym),
             "prev_year_month": prev_ym,
             "next_year_month": next_ym,
             "all_months": all_months,