 Climate on Earth has latitudinal anomalies , namely the habitability of the Scandinavian peninsula very far north in sharp contrast to the polar climates of northern Canada as well as the cool summers expected at low latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere ( for example on the west coast of South America ) . Another anomaly is the impact of landmass on temperature , manifested by the fact that Earth is much warmer at aphelion , where the planet is at a more distant position from the Sun . When the Northern hemisphere is turned towards the sunlight even the increased distance to it does not hinder temperatures to be 2 @.@ 3 ° C ( 4 ° F ) warmer than at perihelion — when the marine southern hemisphere is turned towards the Sun . 
