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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Because of the tilt of the earth, the sun’s position over head changes through the year. Have you ever noticed the sun sets further south in the winter, and further north in the summer (outside the tropics in the north hemisphere)? Summer “noon” the sun is more overhead than in the winter. The sunlight is more direct and srtognger, and the days are longer. The further away from the equator, the more these things happen. All because of the tilt. In between the tropics, these effects are less. The days are not as drastically longer or shorter from summer to winter, noon sun is more above your head and more direct year round. In general the effects of the tilt are more muted, leading to more consistent weather and seasons.
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