Near June 21st, the summer solstice, the Earth is tilted such that the Sun is positioned directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees north latitude. This situates the northern hemisphere in a more direct path of the Sun's energy. Earth is closest to the Sun during their summer when they are tilted towards the Sun and this means they get 7% more solar radiation. Therefore you'd expect the southern hemisphere summer to be a lot warmer than the northern summer.

No, the Southern Hemisphere seasons are less extreme than Northern Hemisphere seasons. This is because the Southern Hemisphere has a lot more sea, and the high specific heat of water moderates the extremes of hot and cold. The difference in distance from the sun is not enough to cancel out this effect.It has a tilt of 23.5 degrees. The tilt on Earth is enough to influence the seasons. The tilt affects how the sunlight hits the Earth along its orbit. During the Southern hemisphere summer, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun so the sunlight hits the Earth more directly and we have hotter, longer days. This is because the Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and much less land; water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. The differences are also attributed to oceanic heat transfer and differing extents of greenhouse trapping. The Earth's tilt causes the Southern Hemisphere (SH) to lean towards the Sun during SH summer. Meanwhile, it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) which leans away from the Sun. The earth's spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. The amount of sun a region receives depends on the tilt of the earth's axis and not its distance from the sun. The northern hemisphere experiences summer during the months of June, July, and August because it is tilted toward the sun and receives the most direct sunlight. For geographic purposes, the Earth is divided into a northern and southern hemisphere by an imaginary ring called the equator. Whichever hemisphere is more directly facing the Sun during the course of the Earth's orbit will receive more of the Sun's energy for more of the day. For part of our orbit the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the Sun. This is summer in the northern hemisphere; there are longer periods of daylight, the Sun is higher in the sky, and the Sun's rays strike the surface more directly, giving us warmer temperatures.

Near June 21st, the summer solstice, the Earth is tilted such that the Sun is positioned directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees north latitude. This situates the northern hemisphere in a more direct path of the Sun's energy. The amount of sun a region receives depends on the tilt of Earth's axis and not its distance from the sun. The Northern Hemisphere experiences summer during the months of June, July, and August because it is tilted toward the sun and receives the most direct sunlight. For geographic purposes, the Earth is divided into a northern and southern hemisphere by an imaginary ring called the equator. Whichever hemisphere is more directly facing the Sun during the course of the Earth's orbit will receive more of the Sun's energy for more of the day. The northern hemisphere is more directly exposed to the sun's rays during June and July summer in the northern hemisphere. The southern hemisphere receives less direct sunlight during these months, resulting in winter. The tilt affects how the sunlight hits the Earth along it's orbit. During the Southern hemisphere summer, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun so the sunlight hits the Earth more directly and we have hotter, longer days. During winter, the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the sun, there are fewer daylight hours, and the sun hits us at an angle; this makes it appear lower in the sky. There is less heating because the angled sun's rays are “spread out” rather than direct. The earth is actually closer to the sun, and the sun is thus brighter, during January. It appears dimmer at the northern latitudes because it lies lower in the sky, and its rays must pass through a greater thickness of atmosphere