The terms three-season and four-season don’t so much describe the time of year to use the tent, but the type of weather conditions.A four-season tent is designed for wild weather conditions; strong winds, cold temperatures, and heavy snow, that can be experienced in the mountains during winter.In a lot of places in Australia, a three-season tent is adequate for camping throughout the entire year. Whilst a three-season tent can be used to camp in the snow during the tail end of the season in Australia (the end of spring), I don’t recommend using them in peak winter conditions.