What is the Meaning & Definition of summer

Station period between the spring and autumn and is characterized by the heat and the long days

Summer is one of the four seasons of the year period between the spring and autumn and is characterized by the heat that predominates in it, i.e. temperatures comfortably exceed 25 degrees, and also stands out because the days are longer and the nights shorter. This will mean when normally, at eight in the morning, to put an average, longer completely of day, while in the fall and even more so in the winter, at that time recently it is dawning.
Meanwhile, in so far as at the end of the day, during the summer and on a sunny day, at eight in the evening still will be day, meanwhile, in the winter, station that is at odds, at that time is already completely at night.

The most prized station

Due to these characteristics that distinguish it, predominantly warmth in temperatures and the lengthening of the days, the summer is station preferred by most people. Now, this does not mean there are no fans of the winter or autumn not far, but are more what single summer and spring because they give them more eager to leave their homes, either very early in the morning or late at night because it is day and not cold.

Vacation time!

Another issue that affects make very popular summer is the fact it is the time of year where people go on holiday from his work and also the students do the same school and then in family or with friends are organized with beach destinations travel to enjoy the beach and the heat that brings this station as an essential feature.
Formally will begin in the northern hemisphere, June 21 and end on 21 September, meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, the same season will happen between December 21 and March 21, though, generally, it is considered that it takes place in the months of December, January and February, in the southern hemisphere, and June July and August in the northern hemisphere, because it is in these where the heat is most acute.

Salient features

Are the main signs that indicate to us that the summer is beginning: the temperatures begin to be increasingly high, for example, used an average of 20 ° in the previous season, spring, summer temperatures will establish between 30°, even surpassing these brands; the days begin to escalate, dawning very, very early and getting almost lunchtime.
Meanwhile, sun rays that will present a lower inclination during the summer are responsible for this increase in temperatures.

Origin of the term

The origin of the term is latin, comes from the concept veranum tempus, that far in time was widely used by the Romans to refer to the time of year, between the end of spring and the effective beginning of the summer, which considerably increased the temperatures, which delivered flowering and green fields and valleys.
Some other indicators that tell us that the summer has come to different parts of the planet are people out en masse holidays to those destinations that offer Beach and sea. And those who cannot or do not want to congregate around the sea make it mostly around the swimming pools for cooling from high temperatures.

Dry season

On the other hand, in areas tropical American, to the summer term is it often used to refer to the dry season, missing the most recurrent thermal connotation attached to it at the end, because it takes place at the time which is dominated by the Sun low, with average temperatures, rainfall frequency being really very low.
Article contributed by the team of collaborators.