Solstice, from the Latin solstitium, from sol (sun) and stitium (to stop), heralds the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year — and it falls on Saturday. At the same time, winter officially begins for the Southern Hemisphere. We take a look at the differing times of sunrise, sunset, average hours of sunlight and mean temperatures from 12 places around the world. Click to open up our PDF.
Updated: June 19, 2014, 12:00 AM