unseasonable
adjective
un·sea·son·able
ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl,
-ˈsē-zᵊn-ə-
1
: occurring at other than the proper time : untimely
… she made several excursions over to Canterbury to see me, and always at unseasonable hours …—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens2
: not being in season
3
a
: not normal for the season of the year
unseasonable weather
b
: marked by unseasonable weather
an unseasonable summer
unseasonableness
noun
Examples of unseasonable in a Sentence
an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
Recent Examples on the Web
After a blistering weekend, unseasonable heat is returning to South Florida and is expected to last into early next week.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 6 May 2026
As this unseasonable heat returns, the National Weather Service is urging residents in South Florida to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The cooling will be a stark contrast to the unseasonable heat that pushed temperatures into the lower 90s for the first time this year.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unseasonable
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 6 May 2026
As this unseasonable heat returns, the National Weather Service is urging residents in South Florida to take necessary precautions to avoid heat illnesses and heat exhaustion.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The cooling will be a stark contrast to the unseasonable heat that pushed temperatures into the lower 90s for the first time this year.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unseasonable
Cite this Entry
“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseasonable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
unseasonable
adjective
un·sea·son·able
ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl
-ˈsēz-ᵊn-ə-
1
: happening or coming at the wrong time : untimely
an unseasonable visit
2
: not normal for the season of the year
unseasonable weather
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
