For example, in Nicaragua the dry season (November to April) is called "summer" and the rainy season (May to October) is called "winter", even though it is located in the northern hemisphere.
Use our Seasons Calculator to see exact times and dates for spring, summer, fall, and winter in your city. The year is commonly divided into four seasons: spring, summer, fall (or autumn), and winter. Because we divide a year into 12 months, each season lasts about three months.
Each season lasts approximately 3 months and corresponds to a period of the year which has a relative constancy in terms of temperature and climate. The season change dates are based on the spring and fall equinoxes as well as the summer and winter solstices.
Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Earth’s tilted axis creates seasons.
SEASON meaning: 1. one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter 2. the period of the year…. Learn more.
Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.
The meaning of SUMMER is the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox.