Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere - Summer

begins on the summer solstice (21 June)

• longest day of the year in NH

• 24 hrs of sunlight north of arctic circle

• more than 12 hours of daylight in NH

• sun angle is 90° at Tropic of Cancer

ends on the Autumnal equinox (September 22)

images adopted from The Atmosphere by F.K. Lutgens and E.J. Tarbuck, ©1998 by Prentice-Hall, Inc