La Clima

For half of the year the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, but the southern hemisphere tilts toward the sun. In this time of year, it is winter in the North and summer in the South. When the United States and Canada have winter snow, people in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile will be enjoying summer. The Earth's tilt changes the opposite way the other half of the year.

Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean countries are warm all year round. There are mountains in Mexico and Central America where it gets very cold, but the cold is from the altitude, not from the season. The dry season is verano and the rainy season is invierno.

The Celsius system is based on the properties of water. In Celsius, the freezing point is 0° and the boiling point is 100°. In Fahrenheit, the freezing point is 32° and the boiling point is 212° degrees.