spring rains

Vernal seasonal precipitation

Spring rains are the precipitation characteristic of the spring season, when warming temperatures and shifting weather patterns bring frequent showers.

The phrase carries associations of renewal and growth—spring rains nourish seeds, green lawns, and fill streams: The spring rains came late this year.

Often used poetically to evoke cycles of rebirth.

Related

mud season · petrichor · muddy · wet earth · renewal · bloom · thunder · downpour · umbrellas · green · mist · water droplets · flooding · freshness · seedlings · garden beds · damp · gray

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Opposites
seasonal precipitation type

spring rainswinter snow

Frozen precipitation in coldest months

winter storms · autumn frost · summer drought · winter freeze · Indian summer

moisture/aridity

spring rainssummer drought

Prolonged rainlessness during warmest months

dry season · parched earth · dry spell · desert heat · dust bowl

seasonal symbolism

spring rainsdead of winter

Coldest part of year

killing frost · frozen ground

Family

spring, rains, springs, springing, sprang, sprung, springy, springiness, springtime

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G