Even Spring (Australia) doesn’t work locally. Generally, if you are above the Tropic of Capricorn, you have the wet season and the dry season.

I think other people just look for additional context. E.g. if you’re reading a news article where the subject is the northern hemisphere then winter is clear. If there is no context, it’s probably just poorly written content.

Same here, although I don’t know how long I’ve been on DDG exactly. I never not find what I’m looking for.