Why winter in the northern hemisphere is much colder and snowier than winter in the southern hemisphere?

Question

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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Answer 1

There’s just more land in the Northern Hemisphere. Most of the land in the Southern Hemisphere is close to the equator. There are places that are far from the equator that do get cold and snowy winters, like Patagonia in Argentina or the South Island of New Zealand… and (obviously) Antarctica.

Sydney, Australia is only at 33°S. The equivalent latitude in the Northern Hemisphere splits the US states of Arkansas and Louisiana. Those places don’t get cold and snowy winters either.