Why the temperature drops just before the sun rises?

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Why the coldest part of a night is most of the time at dawn? How do we explain this signifiant temperature drop?

EDIT: I get answers telling that’s because sun has been out the longest when sun rises again. Indeed it makes sense that the night will continuously go coolest, but the weird thing is: There is a real, proper drop on the thermometer every morning at the dawn, event if we stayed at 5°c all night long, at the very first lights, it will drop to 4°c and then go back to 5°c a moment later (actually happened again this morning).

The reason of this radical drop is my question.

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My understanding has always been that once the sun rises just a little, that energy causes the cold air to move, thus feels colder.
Does that sound plausible?

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