When does winter start?

Answer 1

Winter begins on Solstice: December 21st in the northern hemisphere and June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere....

In the UK and Ireland, winter solstice (December 21st) is considered mid-winter. Therefore winter is considered to be the months of November, December and January.

The December solstice will occur at 23:38 (or 11.38pm) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 21, 2010.

The December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. The sun is directly overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere during the December solstice.

Answer 2

Winter officially starts on the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. This is when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year.

Answer 3

Winter starts on December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, and on June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 4

It starts in December and ends in February

Answer 5

Winter begins in the month of December. The official date that winter begins is on the winter solstice of each year.

Answer 6

• Winter officially starts in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21.
• Winter officially starts in the Southern Hemisphere on June 21.

Answer 7

Winter starts in December 21 or 22, in the winter solstice, in the US

Answer 8

winter starts this Saturday and ends march 21st :-)

Answer 9

In the Northern hemisphere, when the Sun appears to be directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Capricorn (i.e.,at the December solstice)

Answer 10

December, January and February in the UK