summer heat
July's oppressive warmth
Summer heat is the intense warmth characteristic of the hottest months of the year.
The phrase emphasizes temperature that feels oppressive or uncomfortable: The summer heat drove everyone indoors.
It often appears in contexts describing weather endurance, cooling strategies, or seasonal discomfort: We escaped the summer heat at the lake.
- cicadasDroning winged insects
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- wildfiresUncontrolled outdoor blazes
- vacationsExtended leisure breaks
beach towel · drought · air conditioning · dog days · barbecues · shade structures · sunburns · UV index · sunscreen · swimming pools · slip and slide · festivals · thunderstorms · solar radiation · siesta · cooling centers · popsicles · water scarcity
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, dew point
- weather scenesmisty morning, rainy street, stormy sky, thunder clouds, lightning storm
- seasonal poetryhaiku, Christmas carol, Easter hymn, autumn poem, seasonal imagery
- gardening weatherfrost, rain, sun, wind, temperature
- seasonal imageryautumn, spring rain, winter, cherry blossoms, autumn leaves
- Texas weathertornado, hail, thunderstorm, hurricane, flash flood
summer heatwinter cold
Low temperatures of the season
winter chill · freezing cold · arctic cold · bitter cold · deep freeze
summer heatbiting cold
Harsh, penetrating frigidity
numbing cold · frostbite weather · cold snap · cold spell · coolness