200+ Summer Captions for Instagram (Short, Cute and Funny)

Long days, warm nights, ice cream drips and sandy everything. Summer is the season we live for, and living in the Algarve, we get a lot of it. Whether you’re posting a beach day, a rooftop sunset, a festival or a holiday abroad, here are the captions to go with it.

We have rounded up over 200 summer captions for Instagram: short ones, cute ones, funny ones, summer puns, famous summer quotes, and captions for the beach, the pool, summer nights, festivals, road trips and summer holidays.

Short summer captions

• Hello, summer.
• Summer vibes.
• Sun’s out.
• Sunkissed.
• Endless summer.
• Summer state of mind.
• Hot girl summer.
• Golden days.
• Salt and sun.
• Summer lovin’.
• Good days ahead.
• Sunshine therapy.
• Living for summer.
• Heatwave.
• Sunny side up.
• Beach, please.
• Life’s a beach.
• Long days, warm nights.
• Summer feels.
• Easy living, summer edition.
• Main character summer.
• Out of office.
• Tan lines.
• Sun, sea, repeat.
• Summer mode: on.

Cute summer captions

• Sunshine on my mind.
• Happiness is a day at the beach.
• Keep calm and enjoy the summer.
• Collecting sunsets this summer.
• Summer is a state of mind.
• Sun-kissed and blissed.
• All I need is sun and sea.
• Summer days, slow and sweet.
• Sunshine mixed with a little hurricane.
• Good times and tan lines.
• Smile, it’s summer.
• Sundresses and sunsets.
• Life is better in flip-flops.
• Pineapple state of mind.
• Lemonade and lazy days.
• Make every summer day count.
• Bare feet and sunny days.
• Living on sunshine.
• Summer: the best season.
• Daydreaming in the sun.

Funny summer captions

• I’m not sweating, I’m sparkling.
• Sunscreen: my most important relationship.
• Tan now, wrinkles later.
• My summer body is a body in summer.
• It’s not a holiday until someone gets sunburnt.
• Hot outside, hotter inside. The air con is broken.
• SPF 50 and still pink.
• My favourite exercise: walking to the ice cream van.
• I came, I saw, I melted.
• Sun’s out, sweat’s out.
• Summer plans: sit in the shade and complain about the heat.
• My tan is 90% freckles.
• Dear summer, please never end.
• I need a holiday to recover from my holiday.
• Mosquitoes love me. Nobody else, just mosquitoes.
• Beach hair is just bad hair with a view.
• Sandy toes, sandy sandwich.
• It’s so hot even my sunglasses need sunglasses.
• Summer goals: nap in a hammock.
• Waiting for my tan to show up like…

Summer puns

• Water you doing this summer?
• Shell yeah, it’s summer.
• Sea you at the beach.
• Having a ball at the beach.
• Un-be-leaf-able summer.
• Summer is so-lar so good.
• Pina-colada state of mind.
• Feeling fin-tastic.
• Sun of a beach!
• Don’t worry, beach happy.
• Let the sun shine.
• Hot diggity, it’s summer.
• Pool-itically correct.
• Feeling melon-choly that summer’s ending.
• Lemon squeeze the day.
• Whale hello, summer.
• Seas the day.
• Life’s a peach.
• Tropic like it’s hot.
• You’re one in a melon.

Famous summer quotes

These are given as they are commonly attributed.

• “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
• “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
• “Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James
• “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
• “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock
• “The poetry of earth is never dead.” John Keats, On the Grasshopper and Cricket
• “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Summer beach captions

For hundreds more, see our 200+ beach captions.

• Beach days are the best days.
• Salty hair, don’t care.
• Vitamin sea.
• Toes in the sand.
• High tide, good vibes.
• Sea, sun and fun.
• Waves and wanderlust.
• Happiness comes in waves.
• Sand in my toes, salt in my hair.
• Ocean air, summer hair.
• Coastal summer.
• Beach towel, good book, perfect day.
• Sunscreen and saltwater.
• Beach day, every day.
• Life is better at the beach.

Pool captions

• Pool day.
• Poolside paradise.
• Making a splash.
• Float on.
• Swim, sun, repeat.
• Pool party ready.
• Water baby.
• Just keep swimming.
• Lounging by the pool.
• Cannonball!
• Poolside vibes and cocktails.
• Float your boat.
• Inflatable flamingo season.
• Life is cool by the pool.
• Dive into summer.

Summer nights captions

• Summer nights and city lights.
• Warm nights, cold drinks.
• Sunsets and late nights.
• Stargazing season.
• Endless summer nights.
• Rooftop sunsets.
• Fairy lights and summer nights.
• Midnight swims.
• Bonfires and good vibes.
• Summer nights are made for memories.
• Dancing under the stars.
• Late sunsets, later nights.
• The night is young and so is summer.
• Firefly evenings.
• Outdoor cinema and summer air.

Summer holiday captions

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• Holiday mode: activated.
• Out of office, into the sun.
• Passport, sunscreen, go.
• Summer holiday, best holiday.
• Island hopping this summer.
• Chasing the sun around the world.
• Holiday tan loading.
• Somewhere sunny.
• Wish you were here.
• Postcard from paradise.
• Summer adventures await.
• Vacation state of mind.
• Hello, sunshine. Goodbye, office.
• Summer in the Algarve.
• Another summer, another adventure.

Festival and BBQ captions

• Festival season is here.
• Glitter, music and summer.
• Mud, music and memories.
• Living for the festival life.
• BBQ season is the best season.
• Grill and chill.
• Burgers, beers and good friends.
• Garden party vibes.
• Picnic in the park.
• Summer, sounds and sunshine.

Ice cream and summer drinks captions

• Ice cream, you scream.
• Life is better with ice cream.
• Ice, ice, baby.
• Cold drinks, warm hearts.
• Rosé all day.
• Spritz o’clock.
• Sangria in the sun.
• Popsicle season.
• Gelato every day.
• Iced coffee weather.
• Margarita, por favor.
• Watermelon and sunshine.
• Lemonade stand of mind.
• Frozé all day.
• Cocktails and sunsets.

End of summer captions

• Goodbye, summer. I’ll miss you.
• Summer, you were good to me.
• Not ready for summer to end.
• The last days of summer.
• Holding on to summer.
• Summer memories last forever.
• Thanks for the memories, summer.
• See you next year, summer.
• Tan fading, memories staying.
• Summer may end, but the memories won’t.

Summer captions with emojis

• Sunshine overload ☀️
• Beach day 🏖️
• Pool time 🏊
• Ice cream 🍦
• Surf’s up 🏄
• Cocktail hour 🍹
• Flip-flops 🩴
• Summer nights 🌙
• Watermelon 🍉
• Sunglasses on 😎
• Island life 🏝️
• Sandcastle builder 🏰
• Sailing away ⛵
• Shell collecting 🐚
• Hammock time 🌴

Summer hashtags for Instagram

Pick a handful that suit your photo.

#summer #summervibes #summertime #sunshine #beach #summerfun #hellosummer #summerholiday #summerdays #poolside #sunset #holiday #endlesssummer #summerstyle #travel

What is a good short summer caption?

“Hello, summer”, “Endless summer” and “Sun’s out” are three of the most popular. For a pun, “Seas the day” is a classic.

What is a good caption for a summer holiday?

Try “Out of office, into the sun” or “Postcard from paradise”. If you want a quote, Emerson’s “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air” is perfect.

Enjoy every sunny minute! Which caption are you using? Let us know in the comments.

Steve and Sabina

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