In the Northern Hemisphere, spring usually ends on June 20th or 21st, marking the summer solstice. This date signifies the official beginning of summer, and therefore, the end of spring.
Spring does not finish at the stroke of a solstice. It does not obey the calendar, nor the quiet tyranny of dates printed on tear-off pages. Meteorologists speak of averages, astronomers of celestial geometry, poets of a feeling that refuses to be measured. But the question persists, whispered into the last cool breeze before summer’s weight settles on the air: When does spring truly finish? when does spring finish
Choose carefully. Either way, the roses are already opening toward something that hasn't named itself yet. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring usually ends on