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Is winter at the beginning or end of the year?
Dates for Winter from 2016 to 2026
| Year | Winter starts on | Winter ends on |
|---|---|---|
| Winter 2017 | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |
| Winter 2018 | Friday, December 21, 2018 | Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
| Winter 2019 | Sunday, December 22, 2019 | Friday, March 20, 2020 |
| Winter 2020 | Monday, December 21, 2020 | Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
Which season is the last season of the year?
Meteorological
| Northern hemisphere | Southern hemisphere | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | Summer | 28 February (29th if leap year) |
| Spring | Autumn | 31 May |
| Summer | Winter | 31 August |
| Autumn | Spring | 30 November |
What is the first season of the year?
Spring is the first season of the year.
What is the first day of each season?
The First Days of the Seasons
| Seasons of 2021 | Astronomical Start | Meteorological Start |
|---|---|---|
| SPRING | Saturday, March 20, 5:37 A.M. EDT | Monday, March 1 |
| SUMMER | Sunday, June 20, 11:32 P.M. EDT | Tuesday, June 1 |
| FALL | Wednesday, September 22, 3:21 P.M. EDT | Wednesday, September 1 |
| WINTER | Tuesday, December 21, 10:59 A.M. EST | Wednesday, December 1 |
Which season comes after winter?
Winter is the coldest season. It is followed by spring, the season in which plants start to grow again. Then comes summer, the hottest season. After that is autumn, in which the weather begins to cool off and the leaves fall from some trees.
What comes first winter or spring?
According to this definition, each season begins on the first of a particular month and lasts for three months: Spring begins on March 1, summer on June 1, autumn on September 1, and winter on December 1.
Is December 21st the first day of winter?
In the lead up to the Winter Solstice, the days become shorter and shorter, then on the evening the solstice — in the Northern Hemisphere occurs annually on the 21st or 22nd of December — winter begins, according to NASA.
What determines the first day of winter?
In the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, the first day of the winter season is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south (on December 21st or 22nd). This day is known as the Winter Solstice. The declination of the Sun on the winter solstice is known as the tropic of capricorn (-23° 27′).