How to Say "In the Summer" in Spanish

en el verano

/en el beɾano/from spelling rules

The phrase "in the summer" in Spanish is translated as en el verano.

The phrase is used to describe things that happen during the warmest season of the year.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of en (in), el (the) and verano (summer).

In Spain, the regional variation en el estío can be used to mean "summertime".

To express that something happens every summer or during multiple summers, you can use the plural form en los veranos.

/en el beɾano/

Because Spain and Latin America are in different hemispheres, a speaker in Argentina saying en el verano is referring to December and January.
In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the concept of el verano is inextricably linked to the 'siesta', a traditional afternoon nap taken to avoid the peak intensity of the summer sun.
The word verano is a linguistic traveler that originally meant 'spring' in Old Spanish, long before it shifted to mean 'summer'.

Fui a Bali en el verano.
I went to Bali in the summer.
The sentence is useful for describing a past trip taken during en el verano.
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En el verano hay mosquitos.
In the summer, there are mosquitos.
The sentence is useful for noting the presence of mosquitos during en el verano.
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En el verano hace demasiado calor.
It's too hot in the summer.
The sentence is useful for describing the heat during en el verano.
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Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, en, verano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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