Following the nationwide mini-spring heatwaves we've been having, many people are eager for summer to officially begin, hoping it would bring more bright, sunny days for everyone to enjoy after a long, chilly winter.
There is a meteorological summer start date as well as the official summer solstice.
As we prepare to start a new season, here are all the summer weather and information you need.
When is the first day of summer?
Well, according to the astronomical calendar, summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially begins on Saturday, June 21 and ends on Monday, September 22. That means we have less than a month to go until summer officially begins.
The start of the astronomical summer also falls on the longest day of the year.
The astronomical calendar determines the seasons due to the 23.5 degrees of tilt of the Earth's axis in its orbit around the Sun.
The warmest summer on record in the UK was in 2018 when daytime temperatures averaged 15.76°C, narrowly exceeding the previous record of 15.75°C in 2006.
The hottest daily temperature ever recorded in the UK was on July 19, 2022 when Coningsby, Lincolnshire recorded a boiling hot 40.3°C.
However, the dates vary slightly for meteorologists.
The Met Office said: “The meteorological seasons consist of splitting the seasons into four periods made up of three months each.
“These seasons are split to coincide with our Gregorian calendar, making it easier for meteorological observing and forecasting to compare seasonal and monthly statistics.”
The meteorological start to the summer is June 1, and is the same each year.
The seasons are defined as spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).
