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Autumn

/ˈɔtəm/
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(noun) Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.

Kyoto is most beautiful in autumn.
In late summer and autumn one can see the leaves change colour.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The leaves change color and fall from the trees in the late ____ season.

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