Summer colds may be wind-heat colds or wind-cold colds. In summer, high temperature and the wind-heat evil invade the body, which may result in the symptoms of wind-heat cold, such as heavy fever, mild cold (fear of cold), runny nose, red tongue, and floating pulse. However, if one is greedy for coolness, excessive blowing of cold wind or consumption of cold drinks, it may lead to wind-heat evils invading the body, which may result in the manifestations of wind-heat cold such as heavy coldness, light fever, stiffness and pain in the head and neck, running of clear mucus, thin and yellowish tongue coating, and a floating and tight pulse. Therefore, summer colds may be wind-heat or wind-cold, and cannot be determined solely on the basis of the season. Patients should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment after identifying the symptoms according to their own, so as not to make a mistake.