ENGLISH: Why Summer Daylight is Longger than Winter Daylight

Why Summer Daylight is Longger than Winter Daylight

In the summer, the amount of daylight that we get is more than we get in winter. This is not because as much people think we are closer to the sun but because of the tilt of the earth.

The earth is actually closer to the sun in winter than it is in summer but you would beforgiven for thinking that this can not be true after looking out of your window on a cold andfrosty morning.

 It seems strange that as the earth get closer to the sun during its orbit then the amount of daylight that we get decrease. But that is the case. It is the tilt of the earth that determine theamount of daylight that we get and so the length of time that for us the sun is above thehorizon