To clarify, I’m asking why when it is winter IN the southern hemisphere, why is it milder than winters in the northern.
Not asking why are the seasons reversed.
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It’s not *that* much of a difference. There are 2 main things:
1. There’s less sea in the northern hemisphere, and water holds heat better leading to a smoother temperature change. If you enter a pool at 10AM in summer, sometimes you feel the water still cold from the night. And if you enter the same pool later at 10PM, the water will still be warm from the day.
2. There are no people living *really* south so our image of the southern hemisphere is based on places with mild climate. Look up the list of southernmost things in Wikipedia and compare to the list of northernmost things. The largest city in the southern hemisphere is São Paulo; which is bang on the Tropic of Capricorn. It would be the equivalent of Key West, FL. Sydney, Buenos Aires, and Santiago are all around the 33° south mark, which is close to Los Angeles. Auckland in New Zealand is 36º, which is like Nashville, TN. After that you only get smaller cities and all settlement ends around the same latitude as Edmonton, Canada.
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