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I am from Australia and want to visit the United States of America in the spring season. I am unsure of when the American Spring is.

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    Weatherwise? Ticketwise? Or astronomywise?
    – Karlson
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 10:15
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    Where in the USA? The answer is massively, massively different between, say, Alaska, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, ...
    – David Richerby
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 18:08
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    Yeah, the question not well-formed. The US is a huge country, stretching from 18°N (considerably south of Hong Kong) to 71°N (considerably north of Sweden).
    – Michael Lorton
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 20:50
  • @Malvolio But Sweden is a vast country too and certainly stretches all the way to 70°N…
    – Relaxed
    Commented May 1, 2014 at 12:17
  • @Annoyed : Sweden is wonderful country -- the lovely lakes, the wonderful telephone system, and many interesting furry animals, including the majestic moose -- but its north-south extent fits entirely within a single US state. If it were a US state, it would be tied for 11th place (with New Jersey) in population. And its northernmost point is 100 km south of the US's Point Barrow.
    – Michael Lorton
    Commented May 1, 2014 at 15:19

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The astronomical spring (Northern Hemisphere) 2014 begins on March 20 and ends on June 20, that includes USA.

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    Source.
    – Nean Der Thal
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 9:17
  • I always thought it's the 21st.
    – user13327
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 10:00
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season#Mid-latitude_astronomical - Interesting, I thought astronomical seasons always begin on the 21st. So I was wrong.
    – user13327
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 10:15
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    @MeNoTalk You should include the link to the source in your answer. Comments are second class citizens on the SE network, which means that you shouldn't write important stuff only in comments.
    – Bakuriu
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 11:48
  • @nyuszika7h: It starts and ends on the equinoxes and solstices. What dates those fall on vary by year and time zone, because a calendar year is not exactly a solar year (some are shorter, and some are longer (leap years)).
    – user102008
    Commented May 1, 2014 at 8:40
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It depends. If you're talking astronomical, as MeNoTalk says, it's from the equinox (mid-March) to the solstice (mid-June). However, the temperatures don't necessarily reflect that. You can still experience cold snaps and snow in the north right through much of April as well, while to many, the south (Texas, Florida) will be nice and warm already.

It's best to look up the Wikipedia article for the climate of the region you wish to visit. For example, in the city I'm currently in, Melbourne.

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    (+1) I think some parts of the US don't even have a spring at all but rather a climate closer to the two seasons that exist under the tropics.
    – Relaxed
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 9:15
  • @Annoyed It varies from year to year.
    – Karlson
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 14:40
  • Another useful resource is WeatherSpark, which collates historical data and projects averages - here is the dashboard for Melbourne
    – AakashM
    Commented Apr 30, 2014 at 20:13

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