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The three warmest months are by definition summer, the three coldest months are winter, and the intervening gaps are spring and autumn. Meteorological spring can therefore, start on different dates in different regions. In the United States and United Kingdom, spring months are March, April, and May. [2] [3]
England is also sunnier throughout the year than Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, the sunniest month is July, with an average of 193.5 hours. It rains on fewer days every month throughout the year than the rest of the UK, and rainfall totals are less in every month, with the driest month, May, averaging 58.4 mm (2.30 in). [3]
Because of seasonal lag, June, July, and August are the warmest months in the Northern Hemisphere while December, January, and February are the warmest months in the Southern Hemisphere. In temperate and sub-polar regions, four seasons based on the Gregorian calendar are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter.
The Christmas holidays separate the autumn and spring terms, and the Easter holidays separate the spring and summer terms. Each holiday lasts about two weeks. The summer holiday begins in late July and usually lasts about six weeks, sometimes ending two weeks before the Autumnal equinox.
The last spring equinox on March 21 was actually in 2007, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. This is because the date of the equinox has slipped earlier and earlier each year on the 400-year ...
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Racegoers attending Royal Ascot in England before the First World War.. The social season, or season, refers to the traditional annual period in the spring and summer when it is customary for members of the social elite of British society to hold balls, dinner parties and charity events.
Of course, some of the May quotes on this list double as spring quotes, like this amusing one from Ellen Jackson: "May can be a month of sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses." Others celebrate on ...