 <p>Try this</p> <pre><code>- (NSString *)convertDate:(NSString *)dateString { NSDateFormatter* dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; dateFormatter.dateFormat = @"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZZZ"; NSDate *yourDate = [dateFormatter dateFromString:dateString]; dateFormatter.dateFormat = @"MMM dd, yyyy"; NSLog(@"%@",[dateFormatter stringFromDate:yourDate]); NSString *str = [dateFormatter stringFromDate:yourDate]; return str; } </code></pre>