Sakhalin and Britain are obviously at the same latitude. Why is Sakhalin Island colder than Britain?

Latitude does not completely represent temperature, because Britain is closer to temperate maritime climate, so it is humid and mild, while Sakhalin Island is located in Northeast Asia. Although it is an island, it prefers temperate continental climate, so the winter is cold and long.

After reading the map of the world, you will find that many countries in Europe are at high latitudes, such as Norway and Finland, which have already entered the Arctic Circle. Someone must think, is it really cold there? In fact, if you check the weather forecast, you will find Sakhalin Island, Heilongjiang in Britain and China. These three places are almost at the same latitude, but Britain is much milder than the other two places, which is why.

Although the latitude of Britain is not low, many countries in Europe belong to temperate maritime climate. Although the latitude is high, it is not cold. Because of the adjustment of the maritime monsoon and the warm current from the Atlantic Ocean, Britain will not be very cold. However, the northeast of China and Sakhalin Island are exposed to the cold air from Siberia and naturally freeze without any obstacles, so latitude is not necessarily the only criterion to measure the local temperature.

There are many such cases. For example, Tibet's latitude is not high, but it is cold all the year round, and there is almost no summer, because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is very high above sea level and it is easy to snow. For example, Kaohsiung in Taiwan Province Province, which is similar to the latitude of Hong Kong and Beihai in Guangxi, has crossed the Tropic of Cancer, but Kaohsiung has entered the tropics, while Hong Kong and Beihai still belong to the south subtropical zone, because the average temperature has not reached the tropical standard.