the season after spring It can be very hot in summer.
The three hottest months December, January and February (for the southern hemisphere).
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
Generally considered May through September
That period from June through August in which the majority of reproduction goes on. See winter.
The season between spring and autumn. It lasts from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.
the period extending from the summer solstice, about 21 June, to the autumnal equinox, about 22 September
The warmest season of the year except in some tropical regions; the season when the sun is most nearly overhead. Popularly and meteorologically summer is June, July and August. In the Southern Hemisphere, summer is December, January and February. Astronomically, the period extending from the summer solstice about June 21, to the autumnal equinox, about September 22.
Astronomically, between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and beteen the winter solstice and vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere; the warmest season of the year everywhere except in some tropical regions. Popularly and for most meteorological purposes, summer is taken to include June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere, and December, January, and February in the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite of winter. See Indian summer, Old Wives' summer, St. Luke's summer, St. Martin's summer.
Astronomically, this is the period between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. It is characterized as having the warmest temperatures of the year, except in some tropical regions. Customarily, this refers to the months of June, July, and August in the North Hemisphere, and the months of December, January, and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
Summer is a season that is astronomically defined as beginning around June 21, and ending around September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, summer begins around December 21 and ends around March 21. Summer is defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July, and August, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the whole months of December, January, and February, in the Southern Hemisphere.