• Monday, 23 December 2024

Winter begins

Winter begins

Skopje, 22 December 2023 (MIA) - Winter in North Macedonia and the Northern Hemisphere began on Friday at 04:27 am, whereas summer starts in the Southern Hemisphere.

Today is winter solstice, the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky.

Winter will last until 20 March 2024.

Photo: MIA archive