$.getJSON('selectMenus.php', function(data){
var html="";
var len = data.length;
for (var i = 0; i< len; i++) {
html += '<option value="' + data[i].monthId + '">' + data[i].month + '</option>';
}
$('select.month').append(html);
});
Storing the HTML code in a variable and appending it only once at the end is very important if you care about your app performance.