Not only does the northern latitude result in longer daylight hours in summer, but Chicago being right on the eastern edge of its timezone also means it gets darker earlier (say, compared to Michigan just across the lake, which gets dark at almost the exact same time but is an hour ahead).Chicagoago said:I was in Amsterdam last week, and noticed that it gets dark there much later than it does in Chicago. So....my question. What's the latest time that it gets dark in your city?
Okay, that perfectly explains everything.Not only does the northern latitude result in longer daylight hours in summer, but Chicago being right on the eastern edge of its timezone also means it gets darker earlier (say, compared to Michigan just across the lake, which gets dark at almost the exact same time but is an hour ahead).
The same goes for Finland.Um... in late June, it never goes totally dark.
The tradeoff for that though (applys to all Northern locales) is that winter nights are long, though.Um... in late June, it never goes totally dark.
December is equally depressing, when the sun sets around 15:10, especially in these climate-change times, when there are no snow to lighten things up abit
