Breakdown of Hace mucho calor en el verano.
en
in / on / at
mucho
many / a lot
el calor
heat
hacer
(of weather) to be
Questions & Answers about Hace mucho calor en el verano.
Why does the sentence use hace instead of está or es for "it is"?
In Spanish, we use the verb hacer (to make or to do) for many weather expressions. So instead of saying "it is hot", Spanish speakers literally say "it makes heat" (hace calor).
Why is it mucho calor instead of muy calor if it means "very hot"?
Do I always need to say el before verano?
Yes, in Spanish, you generally need to use the definite article (el or la) before the names of the seasons. While in English we can just say "in summer", Spanish requires en el verano.