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Home Tips > Tips By Category > Tips you can implement daily This time called Indian Summer can be in late October or early November (Northern hemisphere)/late April or early May (Southern hemisphere), usually sometime after the first frost. It can persist for just a few days or weeks.
The dates for Indian summer are inexact because of variation in climatic patterns throughout each hemisphere. In the northern U.S. state of Minnesota, for example, warm Indian summer weather generally occurs earlier: in mid-October rather than in early November. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, where winter and summer temperatures vary less and September is the warmest month, the term "Indian summer", if used at all, does not have the same meaning as it would in a region with hot summers and very cold winters. In the Pacific Northwest, where sunshine and warmth rarely coincide after November 1, the term Indian summer usually refers to the "final" warm spell of October, which is followed by several months of frequent rain and coolness.
In former times in Europe, the Indian Summer was sometimes called Saint Luke's Summer. Saint Luke's feast day takes place on October 18. In Italy to this day the Indian Summer is expected and celebrated as an ancient rural tradition. It is called Estate di San Martino (St. Martin's Summer) and is a festivity in many localities throughout the peninsula, on St. Martin's day, November 11. In Galicia (northern Spain) it is called Veraniño de San Martiño, and in Portugal it's called "Verão de São Martinho", both meaning St. Martin's Summer. In both cases, it's celebrated in rural areas with Magostos (Magustus in Portuguese, from Magnus Ustus, Big Fire or Magum Ustum in reference to the magical nature of fire), a celebration of celtic origins in which bonfires, roasted chesnuts and wine have an important role. In some regions, such as the southeastern United States, Indian summer is colloquially used to describe the hottest times of the year, typically in late July or August. These are more commonly known as dog days.
The term is also used metaphorically to refer to anything that blooms late, or unexpectedly, or after it has lost relevance. Compare to renaissance.
Modern ideas on what an Indian Summer constitutes vary, but the most widely accepted value for determining whether one is experiencing an "Indian Summer" is that the weather must be above 21°C (70 F) for 7 days after the autumnal equinox.
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