In southern and southeast Asia, where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon monsoon] occurs, summer is more generally defined as lasting from March to May/early June, their warmest time of the year, ending with the onset of the monsoon rains. | In southern and southeast Asia, where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon monsoon] occurs, summer is more generally defined as lasting from March to May/early June, their warmest time of the year, ending with the onset of the monsoon rains. |