Seasons In The Northern And Southern Hemisphere ◎ 〈Latest〉

When people in New York City are bundling up against a snowy January blizzard, people in Sydney, Australia, are often heading to the beach for a summer barbeque. This striking difference is one of the most fascinating facts about our planet: the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are opposite.

The key to understanding this phenomenon lies not in our distance from the Sun, but in the . Our planet rotates around an imaginary line (the axis) that is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbit around the Sun. This tilt means that as Earth travels through its year-long orbit, different parts of the planet receive more direct sunlight at different times. seasons in the northern and southern hemisphere

| Season | Northern Hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | March, April, May | September, October, November | | Summer | June, July, August | December, January, February | | Autumn (Fall) | September, October, November | March, April, May | | Winter | December, January, February | June, July, August | When people in New York City are bundling