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Why is January a winter month in the northern hemisphere but a summer month in the Southern Hemisphere?
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It's all about the tilt of earth's axis. In January, earth's tilt brings the Southern Hemisphere to an angle where it gets more direct rays from the sun; the sun rises to its highest elevations in the southern sky. It doesn't have much to do with distance from the sun. In fact, during the cold season in the northern hemisphere, the earth is a little closer to the sun than it is during the north's warm season.
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What season is January in the northern hemisphere?
In January, it is summer in the southern hemisphere.
What month is classed as the middle of winter?
January in the northern hemisphere, July in the southern hemisphere.
Why does the heat equator move farther into the Northern Hemisphere in July than it moves into the Southern Hemisphere in January?
There is more land surface in the Northern Hemisphere and land has a lower specific heat than water therefore warming faster than the vast oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.
How long does it take for the seasons to occur?
Lets start with the Earth at a zero degree tilt both in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Southern Hemisphere. This is called the equinox, because neither hemisphere is tilting towards the sun. Now as the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun at a tilt of 23.5 degrees which actually varies over time, but for this explanation lets just say 23.5 degrees. When the Northern Hemisphere reaches this tilt towards the sun, the Northern Hemisphere has summer, while the Southern Hemisphere has winter, because the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun at 23.5 degrees. The opposite case is true for when the Northern Hemisphere has winter and the Southern Hemisphere has summer.
What season is June in northern hemisphere?
the season is summer because in June 21,2010 this year it was summer.
Is the Taurus constellation in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Taurus is seen in January, February, and March in the Northern Hemisphere and in November, December, January, February, and March in the Southern Hemisphere.
What season is January in the northern hemisphere?
In January, it is summer in the southern hemisphere.
What is the difference in summer of northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere?
Summer in the northern hemisphere encompasses the months of June, July and August. In the southern hemisphere, summer takes place in December, January and February.
What month is classed as the middle of winter?
January in the northern hemisphere, July in the southern hemisphere.
What month in the southern hemisphere is the same as January in the northern hemisphere?
In which month will the Southern Hemisphere experience longer days? It would be July cause that is the opposite of January(I think)
Is it still wintertime?
It depends which hemisphere you are in, at the time of writing (January 2nd 2018), it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Is January in winter or fall?
January is in winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern.
January and february is consider as spring or summer or autumn or winter?
In the Northern hemisphere they are Winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, they are Summer.
Is January in winter?
Yes and no. Depending on where you live, it could be summer or winter. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter, but if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer.
How hot is it in the hot desert in January?
The answer depends on the location of the desert. In the northern hemisphere January is in the winter. In the southern hemisphere it is summer. There are hot deserts in both.
Why does the heat equator move farther into the Northern Hemisphere in July than it moves into the Southern Hemisphere in January?
There is more land surface in the Northern Hemisphere and land has a lower specific heat than water therefore warming faster than the vast oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.
Thoroughbreds are considered one year older on which two dates?
August 1st for the Southern Hemisphere and January 1st for the Northern Hemisphere
