Characteristics of summer

Characteristics of summer: hot weather, long days and lush plants.

1, hot weather and high temperature are the most remarkable climate characteristics in summer. However, due to different regions and different wet and dry environments, different climates will be produced, such as dry heat or wet and rainy.

2. The days are long. From summer to the sun, the position of the sun directly on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, almost directly on the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the daytime hours in all parts of the northern hemisphere reach the longest in the whole year.

Plants are flourishing, and summer is the best season for many crops to flourish. Adequate light, suitable temperature and abundant rain provide necessary conditions for plants.

Time division of summer

In China, summer begins in the long summer (between May 5th and 7th in Gregorian calendar) and ends in the beginning of autumn (between August 7th and 9th in Gregorian calendar). Westerners generally call summer the solstice and autumn the summer. In the southern hemisphere, 65438+February, 65438+ 10 and February are generally designated as summer.

In the northern temperate zone, the meteorological summer is from May 2 1 day to August 23 (summer heat) on the Gregorian calendar. In the south temperate zone, the meteorological summer is165438+1October 22nd (corresponding to the light snow in the northern hemisphere) to February 19 (corresponding to the rain in the northern hemisphere).