Ugh, ugh, it’s so hot! 14 summer sayings in Spanish

Proverbs come to mind because it is already summer in the northern hemisphere, along with the heat, the longer days, the holidays and the afternoons on the beach, so that vast repertoire of popular origins and unknown author sayings express a lesson moral or invite reflection. There are many Spanish proverbs on a wide range of topics, and today, we will review many of the Spanish proverbs linked to summer. Let’s see what the Spanish proverbs say about the hottest season of the year:

1. El verano que más dura, buen invierno asegura. It is said that when summer is long, it announces an abundant winter.
2. En julio, beber y sudar, y el fresco en balde buscar. It would be best to drink a lot of water in July and look for ways to cool off because it is the hottest time of year.
3. Julio caliente, quema al más valiente. No matter how brave you are, you won’t be able to withstand the heat of July.
4. Por mucho que quiera ser, en julio poco ha de llover. July is the driest month of the year.
5. Si quieres vivir sano, madruga en verano.
6. Verano que dura, otoño asegura.
7. A invierno lluvioso, verano caluroso. If the winter has been freezing and there is a lot of rain, it means that the meteorological forecasts for this season have been met and that, in the same way, summer will arrive with the heat typical of the season.
8. En julio y agosto se quema el rostro.
9. Ramos mojados, verano mejorado. If it rains on Palm Sunday, summer weather will be nice.
10. Una golondrina no hace verano. A proverb that warns that a general rule or norm cannot be deduced from the confirmation of a single fact.
11. Veraneando, se va el tiempo volando: Summer is possibly the season that goes by the fastest. One main reason is that it is the season when people usually take vacations.
12. Abril tronado, viene buen verano: When there are many storms during April, a quiet summer is about to come.
13. Llegadas las golondrinas, el verano encima: Swallows are looking for warmth. Therefore, the heat is approaching when they return from migration, and summer is upon us.
14. Frío en invierno, calor en verano, esto es lo sano.

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