What season is winter?

Winter is a cold season. In many areas, winter means silence and desolation. When the cold current strikes, living things will reduce their life activities, many plants will lose their leaves, animals will choose to sleep, and migratory birds will fly to warmer places for the winter. Winter is one of the four seasons, which traditionally begins with "beginning of winter" among the 24 solar terms.

In winter, that is, "everything will get something", after beginning of winter, everything began to be hidden.

Climatic characteristics

Beginning of winter said that since then, winter has traditionally started with "beginning of winter" in 24 solar terms.

"beginning of winter" refers to wind and rain, humidity, light, temperature, etc. At the turning point, the climate is gradually changing from autumn to winter. In winter, the direct point of the sun moves south to the tropic of Capricorn, and then turns back to the north.

In early winter, the sun reaches the longitude of 225 degrees, and the earth is at declination-16 19'. The height of the sun in the northern hemisphere becomes smaller, the daylight time becomes shorter, and the amount of solar radiation obtained in the northern hemisphere becomes less and less. However, there is still some energy in the heat stored on the surface in the second half of this year, so it is not very cold.

During the period of Meng Dong (winter solstice and light snow), when there is no wind, there is often sunny, warm and comfortable "Xiaoyangchun" weather, and there is a folk saying of "Xiaoyangchun in October".