Seasonal Climate
Seasonal Weather, Season
noun
The time's climate is the seasonal climate, or seasonal weather.
You’ll almost always see this word used in the context of 時候のあいさつ (seasonal greetings). It's a customary practice to start a letter by discussing something related to the current season before addressing the main topic.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
時候のあいさつは月によって変わります。
Seasonal greetings change depending on the month.
北風にノッて、カラフルな木の葉がダンスを楽しむ時候となりましたが、みなさまお元気ですか？
It's now the season where colorful leaves dance with joy, riding the northern wind. How is everyone doing?
日本では、通常手紙は時候の挨拶から書き始められます。このウェブサイトには、時候の挨拶の例文がたくさん載っているので、時間のある時に確認してみて下さい。
People usually begin letters with a seasonal greeting in Japan. This website has many example sentences for it, so please have a look when you have time.
日本語では「時候」は「季節」の意味で使われますが、中国語では「時候」は「時」の意味で使われます。
In Japanese, 時候 means "season", whereas in Chinese it means "time".