Jump To:

• Northern Hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere

  noun

  the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
• northern hemisphere
  northern hemisphere

  noun

  that half of the globe lying north of the equator

Northern Hemisphere

American  

noun

1. the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.

---

northern hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the globe lying north of the equator

2. astronomy that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator

---

Northern Hemisphere Scientific  

/ nôr′thərn /

1. The half of the Earth north of the equator.

2. The half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator.

---

Northern Hemisphere Cultural  

1. The northern half of the Earth's surface; the half north of the equator.

---

Etymology

Origin of Northern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Northern Hemisphere northern hemisphere

England's gutsy victory moves them up to third in the Northern Hemisphere standings in the 2026 Nations Championship, backing up last Saturday's 73-8 win over Fiji which ended a run of five defeats.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“As a result, refinery margins stay elevated, delaying price relief for end users of diesel, jet fuel, and, not least, gasoline as the Northern Hemisphere driving season reaches its peak.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Stratospheric wind patterns influence long range forecasts, including predictions for conditions during the following Northern Hemisphere winter.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

With the war occurring during planting season in the Northern Hemisphere, this has created an acute fertilizer shortage at the time when farmers should be seeding their fields.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

It’s huge—actually eight posters that I taped together—and shows all the major stars, constellations, and sections of the Milky Way visible from the Northern Hemisphere.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

They point out that, while Australia and New Zealand’s geography justify a scaled ultra long-haul fleet, Qantas’s northern hemisphere peers don’t appear to have sufficient use cases to warrant the investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Meteorologists define summer in the northern hemisphere as beginning on 1 June and ending on 31 August.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

"They tend to be in the northern hemisphere, particularly so, parts of Scandinavia."

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

“We have demand picking up in the northern hemisphere globally and so far we’re not really seeing much dent in demand,” says Tracy Shuchart of NinjaTrader Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Right in the northern hemisphere, left in the southern hemisphere.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd