Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun — called — in early January , about two weeks after the December solstice.
🔹 January 4 🔹 Distance: ~91.4 million miles (147.1 million km) when is the earth nearest to the sun
So why is January cold in the Northern Hemisphere? 👉 It’s all about the , not our distance from the Sun. During perihelion, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun — meaning shorter days and less direct sunlight. Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun