wet winters

Soggy cold months

Wet winters describes a climate pattern where the cold season brings most of the year's rainfall.

The phrase typically characterizes Mediterranean climates, where summers are dry and winters receive sustained precipitation: The region's wet winters fill the reservoirs.

It may also simply describe winters with above-average rainfall in any climate.

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Prolonged rainless periods

dry season

seasonal timing

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Annual heavy rainfall period

spring rains

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