why is it hotter in the summer than in the winter?

Question: why is it hotter in the summer than in the winter?
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  summer,
  winter
Asked by charlie13 to David, Luna, Probash on 25 Mar 2011 in Categories: General.
- David Pyle answered on 25 Mar 2011:
  
  Because in winter we face away from the sun a bit more, so we get less heat every day and the days are shorter than the nights. At night we lose more heat. So it all gets colder.

Question: why is it hotter in the summer than in the winter?