Why is the Sun hotter in Summer than Winter

I am puzzled - I have seen other answers to this question which say that it is the 'tilt', and I see that there is less energy reaching the northern hemisphere in Winter in total because of the angles. My question though is not about why Summer is hotter than Winter, it is about how hot the Sun feels. When the Sun is in the sky in Summer it feels hot (and burns !), whilst in Winter it does not feel so hot (even though the Sun can be at the same angle in the sky, say 10am in Summer the Sun is at the same height in the sky as at 12 o'clock in Winter). It can't just be the ambient air temperature - I can see that in Winter the air would be colder overall - the question is about radiant heat from the Sun directly; the Sun seems to be colder in Winter. I don't know why - it's the same distance away, it's at the same angle in the sky (though at different times of day).... what's the answer ?

the sun is closer to the earth in the summer than in winter. if you draw a circle then put a dot anywhere but not in the center you have a rough idea of the orbit of the earth around the sun. where the circle is closer to the dot that is summer and the furtherest away point is winter

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You gave the BA to an answer that is utterly wrong. In summer (in the southern hemisphere) the earth is slightly closer to the sun but in the northern hemisphere when the earth is closer to the sun it's winter. The sun feels hotter due to the axial tilt so the rays are less diffuse.

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The sun is NOT hotter in summer.
The sun is NOT colder in winter.


It is ANGLE OF INCIDENCE that makes the sun "feel" hotter. The sun is not actually at the same angle in the sky. Take some better measurements. Or find a sun angle calculator.