Literacy International: Seasons Around the World - Seasons and Weather Across Continents

Jul 17, 2026

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Seasons Around the World explains why different places experience different seasonal patterns, linking weather to Earth’s position relative to the equator, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and Earth’s tilt toward or away from the sun. It also describes how altitude, water bodies, and wind movement affect temperature and precipitation. The text compares climates across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, including monsoons, rainy/dry seasons, and desert conditions.

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Pages14

Reading Time22 min

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Seasons Around the World

What causes different seasons?

How temperature and water affect seasons

Winds and mountains

Rainy and dry seasons

Climate regions across the world

Literacy International: Seasons Around the World Copyright © 2021 Literacy International [info@literacyinternational.net](info@literacyinternational.net) English Environment Literacy International: Seasons Around the World Copyright © 2021 Literacy International [info@literacyinternational.net](info@literacyinternational.net) English Copyright © 2021, Literacy International [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. How good our God is! He made a big, beautiful world for us to live in. We have trees, flowers, animals, birds and fish of all kinds. We have mountains, deserts, plains, forests, rivers and oceans. God gave us clouds and sky. He gave us the sun and other stars, the moon and planets. One of the best gifts God gave us is the gift of seasons. Some parts of the world have spring, summer, autumn and winter. Other parts have rain time and dry time. The weather is not always the same. It gets hot and it gets cold. Days grow longer and days grow shorter. What causes a place to have different seasons? One cause is how close that place is to the equator. The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. It goes through Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil in South America. It goes through Gabon, Kenya and other parts of Africa, and through Indonesia. Most of the countries close to the equator are hotter than countries farther away. The part of the earth north of the equator is called the Northern Hemisphere. The part south of the equator is called the Southern Hemisphere. Seasons can change as Earth tilts more toward the sun or away from the sun. When it tilts toward the sun, it receives the sun's most direct rays. This causes warmer weather. When it tilts away, the weather is cooler. When the North Pole tilts toward the sun it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. When the South Pole tilts toward the sun it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The temperature is usually cooler at higher altitudesand warmer close to sea level. At higher altitudes the air is thinner and does not hold as much of the sun's heat. If there are lakes, rivers or oceans in the area, there isnot as much change in temperature throughout the year. There is not as much change in temperature between daytime and nighttime. That is because water hold its temperature longer than land does. Over large areas of land there is more difference in temperature. The movement of winds can change weather also. For example, the Himalayan mountains in Pakistan, Nepal and other countries act like a high wall. They block winds from passing into central Asia. As the winds rise the air grows cooler, and the result can be rain or snow. In cold weather, strong winds make the air feel colder. Some countries do not have spring, summer, autumn and winter. They have rain time and dry time, or“rainy season” and “dry season.” These seasons are different in different countries. In parts of North Africa the rains come from November to March. Then from July to September it is quite dry. Liberia has a dry season from November to March and it is very hot, with no rain to cool off the air. But in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the dry time is from May to September. That is when clouds cover over the sun almost every day, so it is much cooler than the rain time. Most of Africa has a “tropical climate.” That means it is hot, with much moisture in the air. But in the north of Africa it is different. Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria have a very dry desert climate. They have no rainy season. Inland, many places stay dry all year because they are close to the Sahara Desert, but some areas along the coast have rain. South and East Asia have

FAQs

What causes a place to have different seasons?

A key factor is how close the place is to the equator, along with Earth’s tilt toward or away from the sun, which changes the strength of incoming sunlight and leads to warmer or cooler weather.

How do altitude and water affect temperature changes?

Higher altitudes are usually cooler because thinner air holds less of the sun’s heat. Lakes, rivers, and oceans reduce temperature variation through the year and between day and night because water retains heat longer than land.

How do winds and mountains change weather?

Wind movement can shift weather. Mountains can block winds, forcing air to rise and cool, which can bring rain or snow; strong winds also make cold air feel even colder.

Why do some countries not have four seasons?

Some regions experience rainy time and dry time instead of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Patterns differ by country, with different months for rainfall and drier conditions.

Jul 17, 2026

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