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I feel like in the places that I've lived that the middle of the summer is the half way point between the summer solstice (~Jun 22) and the autumnal equinox (~Sep 22). I think that would put it ~Aug 8. And that makes sense. Our hottest months are usually Jun, Jul, and Aug, but Sep is usually up there hanging in with them.

And I feel like that fits in with how the heat of the day works. WHen you're young, you think "noon is the hottest part of the day because that's when the sun is highest in the sky", but that's not the case. The hottest part of the day here, is usually an hour or two before sundown, so in the middle of the summer, that's between 1600 and 1800.