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(1) One of the
natural divisions of the year based on distinctive
weather
conditions. In the North and South temperate regions, there are four
seasons spring,
summer,
autumn (fall), and
winter, while in
tropical
countries there are often only two, a
dry season and a
rainy season.
(2) A recurrent period of the year marked by special events, crops
or activities in a particular field or among plants and animals. For example:
planting season, blooming season,
growing season, tomato season ecc.. |
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A season is an approximately three-month regularly recurrent periods
into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or
atmospheric conditions, Typically in temperate regions, the year is
divided into four seasons: spring,
summer,
autumn (fall), and
winter.
Each season is classified by length of day and is characterized by
specific meteorological or
climatic conditions. Particular events or
changes occurs in the different seasons as in plant
growth and
temperature. In the temperate and polar regions, seasons are marked by
changes in the amount of sunlight, which in turn often cause
cycles of
dormancy in
plants and hibernation in
animals. These effects vary with
latitude, and with proximity to bodies of water.
At any given time, regardless of season, the northern and southern
hemispheres experience opposite seasons. When it is summer in the
Northern hemisphere, it is winter in the
Southern hemisphere, and when it is spring in the Northern hemisphere it is autumn in
the Southern hemisphere.
In tropical and even
subtropical regions, there is no noticeable change
in the amount of sunlight. it is more common to speak of the
rainy (or
wet, or monsoon) season and dry season, as the amount of
precipitation
and wind may vary considerably than the average
temperature.
In the tropics many regions are subject to
monsoons rain and
wind
cycles.
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