Meteorologically speaking what months are defined as being spring, summer, autumn and winter in the UK?

Question

What months of the year are considered to be spring months, summer months, autumn months, and the winter months in the UK? And what are generally the hotest and coldest months?

Answer 1

The seasons are determined by the position of the sun and the start and end dates vary slightly from year to year. Usually on or close to the 21st of March, June, September, December.

There's no other definition of the seasons but you could consider the following...

Spring - Mar, Apr, May
Summer - Jun, Jul, Aug
Autumn - Sep, Oct, Nov
Winter - Dec, Jan, Feb

This fits more closely with the colder, snowier, sunnier, warmer, wetter periods.

The hottest month is August with July just behind, the coldest month is Feb with Jan just behind.

Some average temps...

London: Jan 3°C, Feb 3°C, Jul 16°C, Aug 15°C
Edinburgh: Jan 3°C, Feb 3°C, Jul 15°C, Aug 14°C
Cardiff: Jan 5°C, Feb 4°C, Jul 16°C, Aug 16°C

Answer 2

Meteorological Seasons:
Winter: December 1-February 28 or February 29
Spring: March 1-May 31
Summer: June 1-August 31
Fall or Autumn: September 1-November 30

Astrological Seasons:
Winter: December 21-March 22
Spring: March 22-June 21
Summer: June 21-September 22
Fall or Autumn: September 22-December 21

The warmest season is summer typically July and August and the coolest is winter typically January and February
and the temperate seasons are Fall or Autumn and Spring