Seasonal Checklist
🇬🇧 United Kingdom version
In the UK the checklist follows the Met Office calendar, so Autumn starts on 1 September and Winter on 1 December instead of at the equinox or solstice. The page opens on whichever of the four seasons holds today's month. Each season lists jobs for the home, garden, car, money, health, wardrobe and admin, and you can add tasks of your own.
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Seasonal Checklist
71 jobs that are worth doing at a particular time of year — across the house, garden, car, money, health and the admin nobody enjoys. Tick them off; the list resets when you want it to.
The catch-up season. Undo winter, open the house up, get ahead of the garden before it gets ahead of you.
Home0/6
Garden & outside0/4
Car0/2
Money0/3
Health0/2
Wardrobe0/2
Admin0/1
United Kingdom rules and figures
- The Met Office starts its four seasons on 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December, so each one is a block of three whole months.
- On that calendar Spring covers March to May, Summer June to August, Autumn September to November and Winter December to February.
- Frost returns in earnest from November across the UK, and frost-tender crops are grown outdoors only between the last frost and the first.
Sources: Met Office: When does autumn start? (checked 2026-11-08); Met Office: Why frost can still occur in late spring (checked 2026-11-08)
How the Seasonal Checklist works
The Met Office season boundaries decide which list opens: Spring from March, Summer from June, Autumn from September and Winter from December. The 71 jobs are a fixed library tagged by season and area, and your ticks and added tasks are kept in this browser.
- The four lists differ in length: Spring has 20 jobs, Summer 15, Autumn 19 and Winter 17. Each season tile counts its own jobs done, such as 4 of 17 done.
- Several jobs are phrased for a British house, among them bleeding the radiators, sweeping the chimney, draught-proofing and checking the loft. A flat can filter or ignore the ones that do not apply.
- The Southern hemisphere switch starts off for the UK. Switching it on moves the open season to the one that holds today's month in the south, but the job lists stay the same.
- Copy writes the open season as text with [x] and [ ] marks, and Export saves all four seasons to a CSV file. Reset clears ticks for one season after you confirm.
How to use the Seasonal Checklist
- Pick a season tile. Press Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. Each tile shows how many of its jobs are ticked, and the one for the current month is open when the page loads.
- Narrow the list. Choose one area, such as Car or Money, or switch on Hide done so only the jobs still to do remain.
- Tick jobs as you finish them. Press the square beside a job. The text is struck through and the percentage bar for the season moves.
- Add a job of your own. Type it in the box, pick an area and press Add. It joins whichever season is open.
- Share or save the list. Copy puts the open season on the clipboard as a checklist, and Export downloads all four seasons.
Example: February in the UK: the Winter list and its Money jobs
In February the Winter tile is open, because Winter runs from December to February. It holds 17 jobs: 4 home, 2 garden, 2 car, 3 money, 2 health, 1 wardrobe and 3 admin. Choosing Money in the area filter leaves three: review the year's spending, check pension contributions and allowances before year end, and gather documents for the tax return. Ticking all three shows 3 of 17 done on the Winter tile.
When to use the Seasonal Checklist
- Getting the house ready for November. Open Autumn, filter to Home and work through the boiler service, gutters, radiators and draught-proofing in one weekend.
- A February money tidy-up. Read the Money jobs in Winter to see spending review, pension allowances and tax-return papers together.
- Sharing jobs with a housemate. Copy the open season as text and paste it into a message so each person ticks their own jobs.
- Spring catch-up on the garden. Open Spring, pick Garden & outside and read the mower service, mulching and sowing jobs before March ends.
What the Seasonal Checklist does not do
- The 71 jobs are fixed and not matched to your property. A flat has no gutters of its own, so use the area filter or tick a job to hide it.
- The Met Office seasons are national. Jobs tied to the weather, such as a garden task, may fall a few weeks later on high ground or in the north.
- Added tasks go into the season that is open at the moment you press Add, not into a season you choose afterwards.
- Ticks and added tasks are saved in this browser only, with no reminders and no sync to another device.
When something else is a better fit
- When you want jobs that come round at set intervals and show when they are overdue, use the Home Maintenance Reminder.
- When you want sowing and harvest months for vegetables, use the Garden Planner.
- When you want ideas for what to do with a free weekend rather than jobs, use the Seasonal Activity Suggestions.
Questions about the Seasonal Checklist
When does Autumn start on the UK checklist?
On 1 September. The Met Office counts Autumn as September, October and November, so the Autumn list opens on that date and the Summer list closes.
Why is the Southern hemisphere switch off for the UK?
The UK is in the northern hemisphere, so the month already maps to the right season. Turning the switch on shifts the open season by six months, which only helps if you are planning a trip south.
Can I tick a job once and keep it done every year?
No. Ticks belong to the season until you press Reset on it. Reset keeps a saved version of the old ticks and leaves your own tasks in place, so the same list can run again next year.
Does the list know about bank holidays or school terms?
No. It uses only the month and the four Met Office seasons. One tip in the Spring list mentions a bank holiday, but nothing on the page reads a calendar of dates.
Where are my ticks stored?
In your browser's local storage on the device you use. Clearing site data, or opening the page in another browser, starts you with an empty list.