eli5: why isn’t the summer Solstice the hottest day of the year?

Question

It is the longest day, so it gets the most sunshine, why is it hotter latter in the summer when the days are getting shorter again???

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Answer 1

its pretty fucken hot where i am, it was in the 90s f today when typically we dont go above 75 too much or below 45 in the winter… not too many houses here have ac