# So when would you say is it really "winter"?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125 "2015-10-10T05:23:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125/61 "2015-10-12T04:09:21Z")

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I cant imagine what its like to live in a place with really no “winter”. Or where winter is a low of maybe 50 degrees.

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125/62 "2015-10-12T04:11:17Z")

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It ain’t bad, I’ll clue ya.

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125/63 "2015-10-12T05:46:22Z")

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> [@davida03801](#):
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> New Hampshire here.
> 
> Winter starts for me at 1st snowfall. Winter turns to spring when the snow cover starts to break up and i see spots of brown grass amonst the snow.

I’ll go with December 1 to April 1 – that’s when we’re allowed to feed the birds because the bears have gone to sleep, and that equals winter.

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-would-you-say-is-it-really-winter/734125/64 "2015-10-12T15:49:05Z")

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> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#):
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> Psst! Solstice!  
> But my opinion:  
> Summer: The hot months (June, July, August)  
> Winter: The cool months (December, January, February)  
> Spring: March, April, May  
> Fall: September, October, November

Pretty much, except that our Fall is kind of constrained, since summer really runs June, July, August and about 3/4 of September here in Dallas. July and August are the hellish months as well, with June/September being merely hot.

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