4 seasons of the year in order

The Four Seasons

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.

However, the dates when the seasons begin and end vary depending on whom you ask.

What season is june

Two methods are most commonly used to define the dates of the seasons: the astronomical definition and the meteorological definition.

What causes seasons?

1. Astronomical Seasons

The astronomical definition uses the dates of equinoxes and solstices to mark the beginning and end of the seasons:

The beginning of each season marks the end of the last.

Because the timings of the equinoxes and solstices change each year, the length of astronomical seasons within a year and between years also vary.

What are equinoxes and solstices?

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Meteorological Seasons

According to the meteorological definition, the seasons begin on the first d