How to say "summertime" in Japanese

• 夏場なつばCommon
  nounCovers 'summertime' as the hot stretch of the season, viewing it through its heat and the care it demands. Typical when discussing how summer conditions affect daily life, health, or food.
  夏場なつばの東京とうきょうは台風たいふうに見舞みまわれやすい。↗

  Tokyo is subject to typhoons in summer.
• 夏季かきCommon
  nounCovers 'summertime' as the summer season taken as a set period of the year, naming the season itself rather than its heat. Typical in schedules, announcements, and plans for things happening in summer.

Use 夏場 for the hot stretch of summer and how its heat affects daily life or health, and 夏季 for the summer season as a set period, as in schedules or announcements for summer events.

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• 夏場なつばsummertime
• 夏季かきsummer season
• 夏時かじsummertime