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.

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.

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.

Winter, the coldest season of the year, comes between autumn and spring. It is associated with plunging temperatures and icy weather, but its impact and timing change according to location.

Winter - Winter Solstice 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, and February months and in the Southern Hemisphere it comes in the June, July and August months.

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.