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Winter is often defined by meteorologists to be the three calendar months with the lowest average temperatures. This corresponds to the months of December, January and February in the Northern Hemisphere, and June, July and August in the Southern Hemisphere.
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 and high latitudes.
Winter is a time of cold weather, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Precipitation can fall as rain, sleet, or snow, depending on the location. Days are shorter and nights are longer. Plants become dormant, and many animals hibernate. Winter months usually comprise December, January, and February.
Astronomically, the First Day of Winter occurs at the Solstice, around the 21st of December. However, meteorologically, the season begins three weeks earlier, on the 1st of December.
The meaning of WINTER is the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox.
