Some interesting things to know about the weather on the planet Jupiter

Jupiter is the 5th and the biggest planet in the Solar System. Saturn and Mars are neighboring planets of Jupiter. The average distance between the Sun and this planet is 778 million kilometers. Do you want to know what the weather on the planet Jupiter is like? Is it cold or hot? Does it have storms? … Well, these questions make you curious, let’s check out this article now because right below here are a few interesting facts to know about the weather on Jupiter. Here we go!

Basic knowledge to know about the planet Jupiter

As mentioned in the introduction, Jupiter is bigger than all other planets in the Solar System. With the immense size, do you think that a day on this planet is a lot longer than an Earth's day? Well, it's definitely not the case. In fact, one Jovian day (one day on Jupiter) goes by in around 9 hours 55 minutes. This is due to the super-fast rotation speed of Jupiter. At the equator, it rotates at speed of 12.6 km/s. Do you know that one year on this giant planet is the same as almost 12 years on Earth?

Jupiter is also referred to as "a gas giant" because it is made up primarily of hydrogen mixed with some helium and very mall traces of ammonia, methane, and other gases. The whole planet is filled with these gases. Jupiter's surface isn't solid and under the surface, the gas turns into liquid. Well, these are basic knowledge to know about Jupiter, let's move to the next part of this post to learn about the weather on the planet Jupiter.

Weather on the planet Jupiter

• The atmosphere

Jupiter has an extremely dense and relatively dry atmosphere. Its atmosphere is mostly composed of gaseous and liquid matter (that is the reason why it's called a gas giant!). Well, the atmosphere's depth of the largest planet in the Solar System is also very impressive, probably a few hundred miles. Closer to the planet's surface, the gases become denser and denser, and likely change into a compound of slurry. Deep down below the surface, Jupiter’s rocky core is extremely hot (with a temperature of around 36,000°F) due to gravitational compression.

• The frigid temperature

Yep, it's gonna be a big mistake if we don't mention temperatures when talking about the weather on the planet Jupiter. Having an average temperature of -234 degrees Fahrenheit, Jupiter is mighty frigid even in its warmest times of the year. The temperatures in Jupiter also vary, depending on the altitude as heat is majorly driven by the planet's inside rather than by insolation of the sun.

• The Great Red Spot

Jupiter is a stormy planet. Massive violent storms on this planet can form so rapidly, within several hours, and then reach sizes of thousands of kilometers in diameter just overnight. Speaking of Jupiter's storms, Great Red Spot is certainly the best-known one. As having an immense size of 3 times bigger than Earth, it is a true giant. More impressively, the Great Red Spot has been raging since at least late the year of 1600s.

Conclusion

These are some basic things about the planet Jupiter as well as the weather on the planet Jupiter that we want to introduce to you via this writing. Well, the biggest planet in the Solar System is full of surprises, rights? And that's all for this post. Hope you found it informative and interesting.

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