short days
Early evening darkness
Short days are the period of year when daylight hours are fewest, typically late autumn through early winter in temperate regions.
The phrase appears in contexts of seasonal change, mood, and plant biology—some plants flower only under short-day conditions.
The short days of December always make me sleepy by dinnertime.
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- winter solsticeShortest day, longest night
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
fading light · darkness · solstice · December · gloom · afternoon · evening · sunset · cold · grey · overcast · cozy · hibernation · cabin fever · lamplight · frost · early · nightfall
short dayslong days
Extended periods of daylight
midnight sun · summer days · midsummer · summer solstice · polar day
short daysmidsummer
Peak of warm months
summertime · high summer · dog days · summer · summer solstice
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