Date and Hour Dimensions In GA4

Google Analytics for has several time dimensions data in our available for you to use in your exploration and reporting customization,

GA4 date and our dimensions

  • Date. The date when an event was collected formatted as YYYYMMDD
  • Date+ hour - The date and hour when an event was collected formatted as YYYYMMDDHH.
  • Day -the day of the month when the event was collected formatted as a two-digit number from 01 to 31.
  • Hour - the hour when an event was collected, formatted as two-digit number from zero to 23.
  • Week  - the number of the week is the week of the event or a two-digit number from zero to 53. Each week starts on Sunday and January 1 is always in week one
  • Month -the month when an event was collected, formatted as a two-digit number from 01 to 12.
  • Year  -the year when an event was collected, formatted as a four-digit number example 2020.

In addition to the standard date, and our dimensions, the following dimensions are also available.

  • Nth day  -the number of days since the start of the specified date range
  • Nth hour - the number of hours since the start of the specified date, range
  • Nth week - the number of weeks since the start-up the specified date range
  • Nth month month, the number of months since the start of the specified date, range
  • Nth year - the number of years since the start of the specified date range

How are these dates and hour dimensions are populated in GA4?

Each event has a date and timestamp attached to it. These dimensions are populated automatically by GA4 based on that date and timestamp.

Possible use cases for GA4 date and time dimension.

  • At what hour of the day, are users likely to price this browse the site?
  • What hour of the day are they likely to purchase?
  • What month do I see the most traffic on the website.
  • Are users of my site or app more likely to convert in the evening hours or during the day?
  • Which week of the year is best for promotion

 

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