→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOu→°F (2.3°C) higher than when it is closest to the sun (perihelion). On average, the intensity of sunlight falling on Earth during aphelion is about 7% less than during perihelion. Despite this, the Earth ends up being warmer during the period in which it is furthest away from the sun. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/the-earth-is-hottest-when-it-is-furthest-from-the-sun-on-its-orbit-not-when-it-is-closest/ Sources: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/02jul_aphelion/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasons http://ecology.com/features/tiltingearth/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Speeds.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/6h.html