Japan is in the northern hemisphere of the planet. It has four very different seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter. Read about the seasons in Japan, and then find out about seassons in other parts of the worlds - not every part of the world has seasons like Japan!

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Many countries in the northern hemisphere have four seasons like Japan. In the United Kingdom we have four seasons but the winter is not so cold, and the summer is not so hot.

In the southern hemisphere, many countries have four seasons too, but these countries have the seasons at different times. When it is summer in Japan, it is winter in Argentina. When it is winter in Japan, it is summer in Argentina.

Countries near the equator do not usually have different seasons. Temperatures are usually similar all year round. But many countries near the equator have wet and dry seasons. Singapore for example has two monsoon seasons when the country has more rain. These are from December to March, and from June to September.

Of course light changes with the seasons too. On the equator, the length of days and nights doesn't change much, but as you move away from the equator the days and nights get longer in the summer and shorter in the winter. In the south of Norway for example, there are 19 hours of daylight in the middle of summer, and only 5 hours in the middle of winter.

Your seasons
We'd like to know what it's like where you live.

			Do you have seasons? What are they? When are they?
			What is the weather like in each season?
			Do you have more hours of daylight in the summer? What is your longest day? What is your shortest day?

Tell us about your seasons!