daylight hours

[sarahw]

Thanks guys!

[Kenny]

We currently have 18 hours of sunshine and 15 degrees minimum during the night.
We do live in sunny Tawa, the sunshine capital of NZ

[foolsgold99]

A quick look on Google Earth (god I love this program) tells me

London is 51.5 degrees north, Auckland is 36.5 degrees south. This 15 degrees gives us a much less varied range of weather and daylight times.

Shorter sumer days than europe, but longer winter days. At the equator, the day and night is always exactly 12 hours long each. It's a much better climate in the north of NZ compared to the UK, I'd say it's similar to the south of France. Can't say what it's like in the south

[shagen]

Kenny, we live just behind you I am sure but how do you manage 15 degrees?

[Carol]

Kenny, we live just behind you I am sure but how do you manage 15 degrees?

I think he might be pulling your leg Shagen!

BTW - Kenny is my better half - not sure if you knew....

C

[shagen]

Carol, I knew your other half was Kenny but did not know that was your Kenny.

You got me there Kenny!

Sunshine capital of NZ!

[Snappy]

There's pros and cons
In Newcastle the winter days were shorter by about 2 and a half hours.
But longer in the summer by about the same.

It gets light about 4am in Newcastle, which is great for me to go out for an early morning bike ride, but don't think it gets light here much before 6am, so it depends on whether you're up with the larks as to whether get a better deal!

Personally, I think the longer winter days are nicer, despite losing the early summer mornings.

[Kenny]

But Snappy,
You already live in the sunshine capital of the world. Doesn't the sun always shine on St James Park