Category:Photographed in summer

Seasons of the year can be defined in two ways: astronomical and meteorological. The former can be fluid regarding its start and end dates, and the latter is firmly fixed. All images in this category have been taken within meteorological summer.

Astronomical summer

The earth rotates on an axis of 23.5° in an orbit around the sun. This tilt causes the seasons we experience each year. With this in mind, when the earth's axis point is pointing towards the sun, that particular hemisphere is experiencing the warmer, summer months. When the earth's axis point is pointing away from the sun, that hemisphere is experiencing the colder, winter months. Astronomical seasons of the year can differ in length, which is why the start date of these seasons can fall on different days each year.

Astronomical seasons are transitional stages, experienced by the solstices and equinoxes. The dates of these can also be fluid due to the elliptical orbit of the earth around the sun. Each year there are two equinoxes (spring and autumn) and two solstices (summer and winter).

In 2024, the astronomical summer starts on 20 June, and ends on 22 September.^[1]

Meteorological summer

The seasons based on the meteorological system differ as they use the Gregorian calendar and the annual temperature cycle, which provides a static date every year for each season. Each of these seasons are split into four distinct periods of three months each. This system makes observation and forecasting easier when comparing statistics both seasonal and monthly.

Meteorological summer will always start on 1 June, and end on 31 August.^[1]

By this system, meteorological seasons are defined as:

Spring – March, April, May
Summer – June, July, August
Autumn – September, October, November
Winter – December, January, February

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When does summer start? Met Office. Accessed 24 January, 2024.

Media in category "Photographed in summer"

The following 73 files are in this category, out of 73 total.

Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9837).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.66 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9838).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.39 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9839).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.99 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9840).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.75 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9841).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.2 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9842).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.71 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9843).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.77 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9844).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.52 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9845).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.88 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9846).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.82 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9847).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.46 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9848).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.11 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9869).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.65 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9870).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.32 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9871).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.16 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9872).jpg 2,560 × 1,253; 2.56 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9883).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.41 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9885).jpg 2,560 × 1,066; 2.24 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9888).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.5 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9889).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.25 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9890).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.28 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9891).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.3 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9893).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.7 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9895).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.98 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9896).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.96 MB
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (9897).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.66 MB
Ambleside and Windermere from Nab Scar.jpg 3,953 × 1,919; 8.04 MB
Crummock Water and Mellbreak Fell.jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 8.27 MB
Crummock Water Panorama.jpeg 2,560 × 671; 448 KB
Derwent Isle boathouse (2297).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 11.08 MB
Derwentwater and Cat Bells from Friar's Crag (2304).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 11.01 MB
Derwentwater and Cat Bells from Friar's Crag (2305).jpeg 3,954 × 2,106; 8.09 MB
Derwentwater and Cat Bells reflections (2298).jpeg 4,020 × 2,261; 11.62 MB
Derwentwater and Skiddaw through tree (2354).jpeg 1,440 × 2,560; 6.81 MB
Derwentwater and Strandshag Bay (2314).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 13.16 MB
Derwentwater and Strandshag Bay (2315).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 14.05 MB
Derwentwater and views towards Cat Bells (2320).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 13.92 MB
Derwentwater and Walla Crag (2299).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 10.11 MB
Derwentwater from Brandlehow Park (2358).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 7.23 MB
Derwentwater lakeside and Catbells (2294).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 9.38 MB
Derwentwater lakeside and distant fells (2295).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 8.66 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Borrowdale (2319).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 11.45 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Cat Bells (2324).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.21 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Keswick (2323).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.91 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Portinscale (2325).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.62 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Skiddaw (2355).jpeg 2,560 × 1,200; 3.97 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Skiddaw (2356).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.73 MB
Derwentwater looking towards Skiddaw (2357).jpeg 2,560 × 1,337; 4.14 MB
Derwentwater panorama (2300).jpeg 12,848 × 3,822; 37.52 MB
Derwentwater Strandshag Bay and Cat Bells (2310).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 6.96 MB
Derwentwater through trees at Friar's Crag (2302).jpeg 1,280 × 720; 1.89 MB
Derwentwater through trees at Friar's Crag (2303).jpeg 3,911 × 1,869; 1.87 MB
Derwentwater with Cat Bells and Causey Pike (2317).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 9.36 MB
Derwentwater with Causey Pike and Lord's Island (2318).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 7.3 MB
Derwentwater, Cat Bells and Causey Pike (2311).jpeg 3,912 × 1,907; 5.19 MB
Derwentwater, Cat Bells and Causey Pike (2316).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 10.61 MB
Dockey Tarn set against Grasmere.jpg 4,032 × 2,268; 10.13 MB
Hundred Year Stone at Derwentwater (2322).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 12.23 MB
Hundred Year Stone at Derwentwater(2321).jpeg 3,941 × 2,217; 10.42 MB
Leaning tree at Friar's Crag (2301).jpeg 2,268 × 4,032; 14.37 MB
Nab Scar above Rydal Water (9928).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.75 MB
Nab Scar above Rydal Water (9930).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.97 MB
Nab Scar above Rydal Water (9931).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.76 MB
River Derwent foot bridge (2342).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.77 MB
River Derwent foot bridge (2343).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.58 MB
River Derwent with goslings (2351).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.15 MB
River Derwent with goslings (2352).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.34 MB
River Derwent, Derwentwater (2346).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.74 MB
Rydal Water, Grasmere and Loughrigg Fell.jpg 4,032 × 2,268; 6.22 MB
Sheep at Strandshag Bay (2312).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 17.61 MB
Sheep at Strandshag Bay (2313).jpeg 4,032 × 2,268; 14.94 MB
Shoreline at Derwentwater (2331).jpeg 1,440 × 2,560; 4.05 MB
Stickle Tarn from Pavey Ark.jpg 2,560 × 1,430; 1.32 MB

[met-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When does summer start? Met Office. Accessed 24 January, 2024.

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