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
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But don’t expect a dramatic change in the weather, as the unseasonable warmth that defined the end of meteorological winter appears to be carrying over into at least the first half of March.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable weather pattern and a thriving invasive species for the surge in itchy bites.
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By Friday, temperatures will rise to an unseasonable 57 during the day before dropping to 35 overnight.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a disastrous avalanche at the area’s Castle Peak mountain that buried a group of skiers on Tuesday.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable weather pattern and a thriving invasive species for the surge in itchy bites.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
By Friday, temperatures will rise to an unseasonable 57 during the day before dropping to 35 overnight.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a disastrous avalanche at the area’s Castle Peak mountain that buried a group of skiers on Tuesday.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseasonable. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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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
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