Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in temperate and polar climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring, when the hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun as a result of the tilt …

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.

Feb 13, 2026 · Winter, coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring; the name comes from an old Germanic word that means ‘time of water’ and refers to the rain and snow of winter in middle …

Feb 11, 2026 · Winter has the shortest days, longest nights, and coldest temperatures. Snow and ice are common in many regions, and daylight gradually increases after the solstice. Astronomical winter …

Winter starts on December 21 or 22, and lasts through to March 20 or 21, falling right between fall and spring. In winter the weather gets colder, with some regions getting temperatures as low as 3 °F ( …

Winter is one of the four Earth’s seasons, that goes after autumn and foreshadows spring. This season is the coldest in the whole year, but not in the tropical zones.

Winter has the coldest weather of the four seasons as the days become shorter and colder with snow dropping in the coldest areas. In the Northern Hemisphere winter comes in the December, January, …