Summer Arrives in Bahrain on June 20th, Bringing Longest Day and Shortest Night

TDT | Manama     

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While temperatures have been soaring in recent days, reaching the mid-40s Celsius during the afternoon, astronomical researcher Mohammed Redha Al Asfour revealed that summer has not yet begun, adding that the current weather conditions still fall within the spring season. "We can expect humidity levels to rise further in the coming days, leading to an increase in the perceived temperature," he predicted.

According to Al Asfour, the Kingdom of Bahrain will officially enter the summer season, also known as the summer solstice, on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, at precisely 11:50 PM local time.

Summer is the longest season of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, lasting 93 days, 15 hours, and 52 minutes.

Al Asfour explained that this day marks the peak of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, characterised by the longest day and shortest night of the year.

"Daylight hours will gradually decrease from this point forward. Conversely, in the Southern Hemisphere, this day marks the peak of winter, with the shortest day and longest night of the year. Nighttime hours will gradually decrease from this point forward," he pointed out.

On the first day of summer in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the sun will rise at 4:45 AM from the extreme northeast and set at 6:32 PM in the extreme northwest. Midday will occur at 11:39 AM, marking the longest daylight period of 13 hours and 47 minutes and the shortest nighttime period of 10 hours and 13 minutes during the year.

Al Asfour underlined that the first day of summer will also witness the shortest shadow of the entire year. "The sun will be at its highest point in the sky at noon, with its rays falling perpendicularly on the regions located on the Tropic of Cancer. The Earth's North Pole will be tilted towards the sun, and due to the Earth's axial tilt of 23.5 degrees, the sun's rays will fall at an angle on the regions located on the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere," he concluded.