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Earth and Space Sciences: Seasons

The Four Seasons

In most cultures, including all western countries, the year is commonly divided into four seasons:

  1. Spring
  2. Summer
  3. Autumn or Fall
  4. Winter

Since the year has 12 months, each season lasts about three months.

Source Time and Date

Australia has 4 seasons, and each season is comprised of three full months. The first day of the calendar month is the beginning of each season. In contrast, the 20th or 21st is usually the start of each season in the Northern Hemisphere.

That said, summer in Australia is from December 1 to the end of February, followed by autumn from March 1 to May, then winter from June 1 to August, and finally spring from September 1 to the end of November.

Source Trip Savvy

Seasons and Climate in Australia

Australia's Seasons

Source Trip Savvy

Indigenous Seasons

Why do we have different Seasons?

Aboriginal seasons guided by the land

Unlike the European calendar, there are six Noongar seasons in Western Australia’s South West region, which are indicated by changes in local plants and animals. Learn how to pick the change of seasons with this handy guide.

Traditionally Noongar people hunted and gathered food according to the seasons, being guided by the signs in nature as to which animal and plant resources were plentiful at those times.

Find explanations of the traditions and environmental indicators in the South West region of Western Australia for each of the Noongar seasons below.

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