Due to the Earth’s tilt and position around the Sun, things get very light and warm in summer for us in UK, and then winter becomes very cold and dark. But if you are on the equator, surely the amount of light you get won’t change much?
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That would depend A LOT on what part of the world you are.
Weather is a global thing, and even if there isn’t much of a variation in the sunshine, the impact on other parts of the world Does change local weather significantly. The local features like mountains, ocean proximity, etc., further complicate this.
In general, however, there are no clearly defined four seasons as you would see in the US or Europe.
As an example, the region in Brazil where I’m from is far from the ocean and up in the mountains. We do have what is called “tropical wet-and-dry”. It means we have one very dry winter between June and August (with temperatures between 15-25C) and a very rainy summer between December and February (between 20-29C). In between, there isn’t much of a difference between spring and autumn, with temperatures and rainfall slowly trending torward the next summer/winter. (If you squint you may see some spring/autumn features like more flowers in spring or some yellowing of the leaves on autumn, but nothing as pronounced as in the north)
For me, living in Europe for the last 4 years, the biggest difference isn’t the temperature. That’s something I was expecting. But the difference in daytime duration. How is it dark at 4PM in the Winter? And what the hell is the sun doing up there at 10PM during summer?
Also, anecdotally, the hotest temperatures I’ve ever experienced were in Europe. Madrid (42C) and Paris (43!!) Where by FAR way worst than anything I’ve experienced in my hometown in Brazil.
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