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Seasons in Spanish
20.08.2026
10 minutes to read
Talking about the weather, holidays, or plans for the coming months quickly leads us to the names of the seasons. That is why seasons and months are among the topics that are genuinely useful from the very first stages of learning Spanish. Let’s look at the key vocabulary and phrases used in everyday life.
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Names of the Seasons in Spanish
“Season” in Spanish is la estación del año, and “seasons” is las estaciones del año.
There are four seasons, just as in English:
There are four seasons, just as in English:
They are quite easy to remember. Just pay attention to gender: primavera is feminine, while the other three words are masculine.
For example:
La primavera es mi estación favorita.
Spring is my favourite season.
El verano en Madrid es muy caluroso.
Summer in Madrid is very hot.
Me encanta el otoño.
I love autumn.
No me gusta mucho el invierno.
I don’t like winter very much.
When we want to say “in summer,” “in winter,” or “in spring,” the preposition en is most commonly used:
en primavera — in spring;
en verano — in summer;
en otoño — in autumn;
en invierno — in winter.
For example:
En verano vamos mucho a la playa.
In summer, we often go to the beach.
En invierno prefiero quedarme en casa.
In winter, I prefer to stay at home.
En primavera todo empieza a florecer.
In spring, everything starts to bloom.
If you want to say “during the summer” or “throughout the winter,” you can use durante:
Durante el verano trabajo menos.
I work less during the summer.
Words describing the weather are also often used with the seasons:
caluroso — hot;
frío — cold;
cálido — warm;
fresco — cool;
lluvioso — rainy;
soleado — sunny.
Examples:
El verano suele ser muy caluroso.
Summer is usually very hot.
El otoño es bastante lluvioso.
Autumn is quite rainy.
La primavera es cálida y agradable.
Spring is warm and pleasant.
If you have been learning Spanish for more than a few months, it is useful to remember not just the word invierno, but a small group of related words: invierno — frío — nieve — abrigo. These associations make it easier to use vocabulary in conversation.
For example:
La primavera es mi estación favorita.
Spring is my favourite season.
El verano en Madrid es muy caluroso.
Summer in Madrid is very hot.
Me encanta el otoño.
I love autumn.
No me gusta mucho el invierno.
I don’t like winter very much.
When we want to say “in summer,” “in winter,” or “in spring,” the preposition en is most commonly used:
en primavera — in spring;
en verano — in summer;
en otoño — in autumn;
en invierno — in winter.
For example:
En verano vamos mucho a la playa.
In summer, we often go to the beach.
En invierno prefiero quedarme en casa.
In winter, I prefer to stay at home.
En primavera todo empieza a florecer.
In spring, everything starts to bloom.
If you want to say “during the summer” or “throughout the winter,” you can use durante:
Durante el verano trabajo menos.
I work less during the summer.
Words describing the weather are also often used with the seasons:
caluroso — hot;
frío — cold;
cálido — warm;
fresco — cool;
lluvioso — rainy;
soleado — sunny.
Examples:
El verano suele ser muy caluroso.
Summer is usually very hot.
El otoño es bastante lluvioso.
Autumn is quite rainy.
La primavera es cálida y agradable.
Spring is warm and pleasant.
If you have been learning Spanish for more than a few months, it is useful to remember not just the word invierno, but a small group of related words: invierno — frío — nieve — abrigo. These associations make it easier to use vocabulary in conversation.
Months in Spanish
The word “month” is el mes, and the plural is los meses.
The names of the months are:
The names of the months are:
There is one small detail beginners often forget: in Spanish, the names of months are normally written with a lowercase letter.
Correct:
enero, abril, septiembre
not:
Enero, Abril, Septiembre
If you want to say that something happens in a certain month, use the preposition en:
en enero — in January;
en mayo — in May;
en octubre — in October.
For example:
Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.
My birthday is in February.
Nos vamos de vacaciones en agosto.
We are going on holiday in August.
En diciembre hace bastante frío.
It is quite cold in December.
If you give an exact date, the structure changes:
el 5 de marzo — March 5;
el 21 de junio — June 21.
For example:
Mi cumpleaños es el 14 de septiembre.
My birthday is on September 14.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the months are usually grouped by season like this:
Invierno: diciembre, enero, febrero.
Primavera: marzo, abril, mayo.
Verano: junio, julio, agosto.
Otoño: septiembre, octubre, noviembre.
However, there is an important detail. Spanish is spoken not only in Spain. In countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons fall in different months.
For example, in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, January is right in the middle of summer.
That is why the sentence:
En Argentina hace calor en enero.
It is hot in Argentina in January.
is completely natural.
If you want to talk about the beginning or end of a season, these expressions are useful:
a principios de primavera — at the beginning of spring;
a finales de verano — at the end of summer;
al comienzo del invierno — at the beginning of winter;
al final del otoño — at the end of autumn.
For example:
A principios de primavera todavía hace frío por las noches.
At the beginning of spring, it is still cold at night.
A finales de verano hay menos turistas.
There are fewer tourists at the end of summer.
Correct:
enero, abril, septiembre
not:
Enero, Abril, Septiembre
If you want to say that something happens in a certain month, use the preposition en:
en enero — in January;
en mayo — in May;
en octubre — in October.
For example:
Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.
My birthday is in February.
Nos vamos de vacaciones en agosto.
We are going on holiday in August.
En diciembre hace bastante frío.
It is quite cold in December.
If you give an exact date, the structure changes:
el 5 de marzo — March 5;
el 21 de junio — June 21.
For example:
Mi cumpleaños es el 14 de septiembre.
My birthday is on September 14.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the months are usually grouped by season like this:
Invierno: diciembre, enero, febrero.
Primavera: marzo, abril, mayo.
Verano: junio, julio, agosto.
Otoño: septiembre, octubre, noviembre.
However, there is an important detail. Spanish is spoken not only in Spain. In countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons fall in different months.
For example, in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, January is right in the middle of summer.
That is why the sentence:
En Argentina hace calor en enero.
It is hot in Argentina in January.
is completely natural.
If you want to talk about the beginning or end of a season, these expressions are useful:
a principios de primavera — at the beginning of spring;
a finales de verano — at the end of summer;
al comienzo del invierno — at the beginning of winter;
al final del otoño — at the end of autumn.
For example:
A principios de primavera todavía hace frío por las noches.
At the beginning of spring, it is still cold at night.
A finales de verano hay menos turistas.
There are fewer tourists at the end of summer.
Useful Conversational Phrases About the Seasons in Spanish
The names of the seasons themselves are not difficult to remember. It is much more useful to learn how to use them in complete sentences from the start.
If you want to ask someone about their favourite season:
¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?
What is your favourite season?
You can answer:
Mi estación favorita es el verano.
My favourite season is summer.
Or:
Me gusta más la primavera.
I like spring more.
In conversation, people often explain the reason as well:
Me encanta el verano porque puedo pasar mucho tiempo fuera.
I love summer because I can spend a lot of time outdoors.
Prefiero el otoño porque no hace tanto calor.
I prefer autumn because it is not so hot.
No me gusta el invierno porque odio el frío.
I don’t like winter because I hate the cold.
Two more very useful phrases are:
No soporto el calor.
I can’t stand the heat.
No soporto el frío.
I can’t stand the cold.
To describe the weather, Spanish constantly uses expressions with hacer:
Hace calor. — It is hot.
Hace frío. — It is cold.
Hace sol. — It is sunny.
Hace viento. — It is windy.
Hace buen tiempo. — The weather is good.
Hace mal tiempo. — The weather is bad.
There are also other common expressions:
Está nublado.
It is cloudy.
Está lloviendo.
It is raining.
Está nevando.
It is snowing.
Now you can easily combine the weather with a season:
En verano hace mucho calor.
It is very hot in summer.
En otoño llueve bastante.
It rains quite a lot in autumn.
En invierno nieva en las montañas.
It snows in the mountains in winter.
En primavera hace buen tiempo.
The weather is good in spring.
If you want to compare two seasons, the structures más... que and menos... que are useful:
El verano es más caluroso que la primavera.
Summer is hotter than spring.
El otoño es menos frío que el invierno.
Autumn is less cold than winter.
You can talk not only about the weather but also about what you usually do in different seasons:
En primavera me gusta caminar mucho.
I like walking a lot in spring.
En verano voy a la playa casi todos los fines de semana.
In summer, I go to the beach almost every weekend.
En otoño leo más y paso más tiempo en casa.
In autumn, I read more and spend more time at home.
En invierno me gusta esquiar.
I like skiing in winter.
For habitual actions, the verb soler is especially useful. It means “to usually do something”:
Suelo viajar en verano.
I usually travel in summer.
Solemos ir a la montaña en invierno.
We usually go to the mountains in winter.
Talking about the seasons is also often connected with future plans:
Este verano quiero viajar a España.
This summer, I want to travel to Spain.
La próxima primavera vamos a visitar Sevilla.
Next spring, we are going to visit Seville.
El próximo invierno quiero aprender a esquiar.
Next winter, I want to learn how to ski.
It is useful to remember a few similar expressions:
este verano — this summer;
este invierno — this winter;
la próxima primavera — next spring;
el próximo otoño — next autumn;
el verano pasado — last summer;
el invierno pasado — last winter.
For example:
El verano pasado estuvimos en Mallorca.
Last summer, we were in Mallorca.
El próximo otoño quiero empezar un curso de español.
Next autumn, I want to start a Spanish course.
The seasons are also useful when talking about clothes:
En verano llevo vestidos y sandalias.
In summer, I wear dresses and sandals.
En invierno necesito un abrigo.
In winter, I need a coat.
En otoño suelo llevar una chaqueta.
In autumn, I usually wear a jacket.
If you want to ask someone about their favourite season:
¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?
What is your favourite season?
You can answer:
Mi estación favorita es el verano.
My favourite season is summer.
Or:
Me gusta más la primavera.
I like spring more.
In conversation, people often explain the reason as well:
Me encanta el verano porque puedo pasar mucho tiempo fuera.
I love summer because I can spend a lot of time outdoors.
Prefiero el otoño porque no hace tanto calor.
I prefer autumn because it is not so hot.
No me gusta el invierno porque odio el frío.
I don’t like winter because I hate the cold.
Two more very useful phrases are:
No soporto el calor.
I can’t stand the heat.
No soporto el frío.
I can’t stand the cold.
To describe the weather, Spanish constantly uses expressions with hacer:
Hace calor. — It is hot.
Hace frío. — It is cold.
Hace sol. — It is sunny.
Hace viento. — It is windy.
Hace buen tiempo. — The weather is good.
Hace mal tiempo. — The weather is bad.
There are also other common expressions:
Está nublado.
It is cloudy.
Está lloviendo.
It is raining.
Está nevando.
It is snowing.
Now you can easily combine the weather with a season:
En verano hace mucho calor.
It is very hot in summer.
En otoño llueve bastante.
It rains quite a lot in autumn.
En invierno nieva en las montañas.
It snows in the mountains in winter.
En primavera hace buen tiempo.
The weather is good in spring.
If you want to compare two seasons, the structures más... que and menos... que are useful:
El verano es más caluroso que la primavera.
Summer is hotter than spring.
El otoño es menos frío que el invierno.
Autumn is less cold than winter.
You can talk not only about the weather but also about what you usually do in different seasons:
En primavera me gusta caminar mucho.
I like walking a lot in spring.
En verano voy a la playa casi todos los fines de semana.
In summer, I go to the beach almost every weekend.
En otoño leo más y paso más tiempo en casa.
In autumn, I read more and spend more time at home.
En invierno me gusta esquiar.
I like skiing in winter.
For habitual actions, the verb soler is especially useful. It means “to usually do something”:
Suelo viajar en verano.
I usually travel in summer.
Solemos ir a la montaña en invierno.
We usually go to the mountains in winter.
Talking about the seasons is also often connected with future plans:
Este verano quiero viajar a España.
This summer, I want to travel to Spain.
La próxima primavera vamos a visitar Sevilla.
Next spring, we are going to visit Seville.
El próximo invierno quiero aprender a esquiar.
Next winter, I want to learn how to ski.
It is useful to remember a few similar expressions:
este verano — this summer;
este invierno — this winter;
la próxima primavera — next spring;
el próximo otoño — next autumn;
el verano pasado — last summer;
el invierno pasado — last winter.
For example:
El verano pasado estuvimos en Mallorca.
Last summer, we were in Mallorca.
El próximo otoño quiero empezar un curso de español.
Next autumn, I want to start a Spanish course.
The seasons are also useful when talking about clothes:
En verano llevo vestidos y sandalias.
In summer, I wear dresses and sandals.
En invierno necesito un abrigo.
In winter, I need a coat.
En otoño suelo llevar una chaqueta.
In autumn, I usually wear a jacket.
How to Learn the Seasons and Months in Spanish More Easily
You can memorise a list of twelve months, but this is usually not the most effective method. It is better to connect each word with something familiar to you personally.
For example:
enero — Año Nuevo;
marzo — primavera;
agosto — vacaciones;
diciembre — Navidad.
The same principle works with the seasons.
Instead of learning only the word verano, remember a few short sentences:
Me encanta el verano.
En verano hace calor.
Viajo mucho en verano.
For invierno:
Hace frío en invierno.
En invierno llevo abrigo.
Me gusta esquiar en invierno.
This way, the word becomes associated not with a dictionary translation but with real situations.
Another useful method is to ask yourself simple questions in Spanish from time to time:
¿Qué mes es ahora?
What month is it now?
¿Qué tiempo hace?
What is the weather like?
¿Qué estación te gusta más?
Which season do you like the most?
Even short answers help move new vocabulary into your active vocabulary more quickly.
For example:
enero — Año Nuevo;
marzo — primavera;
agosto — vacaciones;
diciembre — Navidad.
The same principle works with the seasons.
Instead of learning only the word verano, remember a few short sentences:
Me encanta el verano.
En verano hace calor.
Viajo mucho en verano.
For invierno:
Hace frío en invierno.
En invierno llevo abrigo.
Me gusta esquiar en invierno.
This way, the word becomes associated not with a dictionary translation but with real situations.
Another useful method is to ask yourself simple questions in Spanish from time to time:
¿Qué mes es ahora?
What month is it now?
¿Qué tiempo hace?
What is the weather like?
¿Qué estación te gusta más?
Which season do you like the most?
Even short answers help move new vocabulary into your active vocabulary more quickly.
Key Points About the Seasons in Spanish
The four seasons are la primavera, el verano, el otoño, and el invierno. When we say “in spring,” “in summer,” “in autumn,” or “in winter,” we usually use en + the name of the season: en primavera, en verano, en otoño, en invierno.
The months — enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre — are written with a lowercase letter in Spanish.
However, the most important thing is not to limit yourself to memorising a table. Phrases such as En verano hace calor, Mi estación favorita es la primavera, or Suelo viajar en agosto are far more useful. When words appear immediately in a natural context, they are easier to remember and much easier to use in real conversation.
The months — enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre — are written with a lowercase letter in Spanish.
However, the most important thing is not to limit yourself to memorising a table. Phrases such as En verano hace calor, Mi estación favorita es la primavera, or Suelo viajar en agosto are far more useful. When words appear immediately in a natural context, they are easier to remember and much easier to use in real conversation.
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