Summer vocabulary is hot! Use our list of summer words to write end-of-year summer to-do lists, write poems about what makes summer special, or create jokes to tell around the campfire. The words in these lists are all about fun in the sun, activities that can only be done in warm weather, and all the things that remind us of summer. If students want to research summer sports, describe summer weather, or write a story that takes place in summer, we’ve got you covered.
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Summer Weather Words
- blue skies
- breezy
- clear
- daylight
- drought
- dry
- hay fever
- hazy
- heat
- hot
- humid
- lightning
- melt
- mist
- moist
- muggy
- rainbow
- shade
- solstice
- sultry
- summertime
- sunlit
- sunny
- sunscreen
- sunshine
- sweaty
- sweltering
- thunderstorm
- umbrella
- UV protection
- warmth
Summer Travel Words
- adventure
- airplane
- amusement park
- beach
- cabin
- luggage
- mountains
- ocean
- tent
- trip
- vacation
- visit
Summer Activity Words
- backpacking
- backyard
- ball
- barbecue
- baseball
- beachcombing
- berry picking
- biking
- boating
- bonfire
- camping
- canoeing
- celebrate
- cookout
- cycling
- deck
- dive
- dock
- explore
- festival
- fire
- fireworks
- fishing
- float
- Frisbee
- fun
- games
- garage sale
- gardening
- golf
- grill
- hike
- inline skating
- Jet Ski
- jump rope
- kayak
- kite
- laze
- lifeguard
- mowing
- outing
- park
- patio
- picnic
- play
- pool
- pool party
- raft
- read
- recreation
- relax
- rest
- river
- road trip
- roller coaster
- sailing
- sandcastle
- sea
- shell collecting
- ship
- skateboarding
- sleep in
- sprinkler
- stargazing
- suntanning
- surfboard
- surfing
- swim
- tennis
- trampoline
- volleyball
- water park
- yard
- yard sale
- zip line
- zoo
Summer Food Words
- barbecue
- berries
- coleslaw
- cooler
- drinks
- hamburger
- hot dog
- ice
- ice cold
- ice cream
- iced tea
- lemonade
- peach
- Popsicle
- raspberries
- s’mores
- strawberries
- thirsty
- vegetables
- watermelon
Summer Clothing Words
- flip-flops
- goggles
- sandals
- shorts
- sundress
- sunglasses
- swimsuit
- tank top
- T-shirt
Summer Nature Words
- bee
- bug
- butterfly
- cicada
- cricket
- daisy
- dandelion
- firefly
- flower
- grass
- grasshopper
- jellyfish
- ladybug
- lake
- lawn
- meadow
- mosquito
- Mother Nature
- outdoors
- outside
- seaweed
- shooting star
- stars
- wasp
- water
- waves
- weed
- wildflower
- underwater
More Summer Words
- active
- air-conditioning
- August
- barefoot
- blistering
- convertible
- dehydrated
- endless
- Fourth
- friends
- hammock
- Independence Day
- July
- June
- lazy
- lazy days
- memories
- midsummer
- perspiration
- quench
- season
- sunburn
- suntan
- sweat
- towel
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