Winter

Winter

Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in temperate and polar climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring, when the hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun as a result of the tilt of Earth's axis. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. Winter typically brings precipitation that, depending on a region's climate, is mainly rain or snow. The moment of winter solstice is when the Sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value; that is, the Sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole. The day on which this occurs has the shortest day and the longest night, with day length increasing and night length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.

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• Entity:  Temperate Season

• Wikidata description:  One Of The Earth's Four Temperate Seasons, Occurring Between Autumn And Spring; One Of The 8 Sámi Seasons
• Wikidata label:  Winter
• Wikidata aliases:  Winter, Winter Season, Wintertime, Wintertime Season

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