Earth's axis keeps nearly the same direction during a yearly orbit. When one hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, it has summer while the other has winter. Longer daylight and more direct sunlight generally support summer warming. Both hemispheres share nearly the same Earth-Sun distance; daily weather still varies.
Worked example
At one invented midlatitude location, a summer record has 14 daylight hours and a winter record has 10. The difference is 4 hours. This comparison is not a rule for every latitude. The hemisphere on the opposite side of the equator has the opposite seasonal pattern.
Northern Location Record
At orbit position P, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun. A fictional midlatitude northern location has 15 hours of daylight. At the opposite part of the orbit, the same location has 9 daylight hours. Treat these as invented seasonal records, not measurements for a real town or a weather forecast.