How is it so hot during summer nights compared to winter nights even though in both instances the sun is not here to keep it that way?

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So I live in Poland, it’s midnight and it’s currently 23 degrees Celcius. What I’m wondering is how come it’s still so hot even though there is no sun to keep it that way (mind you, it’s cooler than it was during the day)? It almost feels like there is something in the air that holds the temperature better.

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Compare the temperature of the air and the ground when the sun sets. They will in general be higher in the summer so the night will be warmer.

The night are shorter and the angle to the sun is lower so it deliver more energy during the day and that result in higher average temperature.

For the same cloud situation when it is no wind the rate the temperatur drop is likely a bit higher in the summer because hear is radiated away faster for warmer object. You should look at temperate changes not absolute temperate.

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