Seasons
Important words
Word
What Does it Mean?
Weather
The conditions outside.
Seasons
The four parts the year is split into.
Temperature
The measure of how hot or cold something is.
Day length
The time before sunrise and sunset (hours of light per day).
Seasons of the year
Season Months Conditions Weather
Spring
March
April
May
Temperatures begin to get warmer. There are more hours of light per day than Autumn and Winter.
Rain
Summer
June
July
August
Temperatures are at their hottest. There are the most hours of light per day.
Warm
Autumn
September
October
November
It begins to get colder. The hours of light per day are more than winter but less than spring.
Wind
Winter
December
January
February
Temperatures are at their coldest. There are the least hours of light per day. December 22nd is the shortest day.
Snow
A tree through the season
Spring
New leaves and buds begin to grow.
Summer
Trees are full of leaves.
Autumn
Leaves fall from trees. Weather becomes cooler.
Winter
Trees are bare without leaves.
Why we have more sunlight in different seasons:
We have more sunlight when the Earth is facing the Sun. This explains why we have more sunlight in the summer rather than winter. See the picture below.
The Earth tilts on its axis throughout the seasons. When it is summer (hot) England is facing the sun. When it is winter (cold)the England is facing away from the sun.
It is not safe to look at the sun even if you are wearing dark sunglasses.