When is the summer solstice 2025? What to know about the longest day of the year
With the cool temperatures and rain in the region over Memorial Day weekend, it seems like summer weather will never reach Connecticut.
But it's much closer than it seems, with the summer season right around the corner, which kicks off with the summer solstice.
The summer solstice is when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky for the year, and marks the beginning of summer. It is the longest day of the year, with the most daylight.
"The summer solstice occurs at the moment the earth's tilt toward the sun is at a maximum," according to the National Weather Service website. "Therefore, on the day of the summer solstice, the sun appears at its highest elevation with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice."
It will occur this year on June 20, 2025.
It begins with the summer solstice on June 20.
The summer solstice is not on the same day every year.
"The solstices also do not land on the same calendar day every year because the astronomical year is 365.25 days long," according to the Space.com website. "As such, the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere — also known as the June solstice — currently shifts between June 20, 21 and 22."
Conversely, the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere happens on Dec. 21 or 22 each year.
The National Weather Service is predicting another hot summer in the northeast this year.
The NWS three-month outlook, issued April 17, shows that temperatures in New England are likely to be 50-60% above normal in May, June and July of 2025.
Precipitation in the Northeast is also expected to be slightly above normal by about 35-40%.
The Farmer's Almanac also predicted above average temperatures in the Northeast this summer.
In New England, "broiling" heat is in the forecast.
"Heat will be in full force by July, with much of the nation sweltering with above- to high-above average temperatures," the forecast says.
However, it predicts 'average precipitation' for the region.
Katie Landeck contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: When is the summer solstice 2025? Date, summer weather outlook
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