A summer colder than winter?
Normally, summers are supposed to be hotter than winters because the axis of the Earth is tilted toward the Sun during the hot season. This mean that the north receive more energy from the Sun, days are longer and thus, it's hotter.
But I was wondering if some characteristics could make one area colder in summer (July in the north January in the south) than it is in winter compared to the rest of the same hemisphere.
- As a reference, I used July and January as the hottest months for the north and south hemisphere respectively.
- It can be anywhere on the planet.
- The area must be large enough, not just a mountain. It should be at least the size of a small country like Belgium.
- Ideally, I would prefer to avoid explanations that have their origin in space such as solar eclipses (anyway, I don't think it would work)
- The difference in temperature needs not to be large, 5 degrees will do.
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You could be looking for a weather phenomena similar to June Gloom, which is a weather pattern that happens yearly around June in southern California, resulting in overcast skies and cooler temperatures.
Something similar happen in the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) that is referred to as "June-uary".
Both happen because one area heats up in the summer, pulling cool air from over the ocean inland and mixing. This makes a lot of clouds, which blocks sunlight and causes a lot of cooling.
So, it gets colder because of the summer heat.
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