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The astronomical definition uses the dates of equinoxes and solstices to mark the beginning and end of the seasons: Spring begins on the spring equinox; Summer begins on the summer solstice; Fall (autumn) begins on the fall equinox; and. Winter begins on the winter solstice.
When do the four seasons start in 2024—for spring, summer, fall, and winter? Here are the equinox and solstice dates—plus, answers to common questions about the seasons of the year in North America.
Four temperate and subpolar seasons: (above) winter, spring, (below) summer, autumn. Meteorological seasons are reckoned by temperature, with summer being the hottest quarter of the year and winter the coldest quarter of the year.
The four seasons of the year in the United States —spring, summer, fall, and winter — are what determine the weather, the ecosystem, and the hours of daylight throughout the year. The current season in the United States is Fall.
The Seasons Calculator shows the times and dates of Vernal (Spring) & Autumnal (Fall) equinoxes and Summer and Winter solstices all over the world.
– Spring: March 1 to May 31; – Summer: June 1 to August 31; – Autumn (Fall): September 1 to November 30 – Winter: December 1 to February 28 (February 29 in a leap year).
An introduction to the seasons (winter, spring, summer, and fall), including why we have them, the weather of each, and equinox and solstice definitions.
This is the winter solstice, the day of the year with the shortest period of daylight. Summer begins on June 20 or 21, the summer solstice, which has the most daylight of any day in the year. Spring and fall, or autumn, begin on equinoxes, days that have equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
On two days each year, on or around March 21 and September 23, the Sun is directly above the equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring starts on the March date, which is called the vernal equinox; fall begins on the September date, which is called the autumnal equinox.
Season, any of four divisions of the year according to consistent annual changes in the weather. The seasons—winter, spring, summer, and autumn—are commonly regarded in the Northern Hemisphere as beginning respectively on the winter solstice, December 21 or 22; on the vernal equinox, March 20 or.