What is the axial tilt of Jupiter in degrees?

The axial tilt of Jupiter is 3.13 degrees. In other words, Jupiter’s rotational axis is tilted only slightly relative to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

That small tilt gives Jupiter far less dramatic seasonal variation than Earth, whose axial tilt is 23.44 degrees. Seasons are produced primarily by a planet’s axial tilt, so Jupiter’s northern and southern hemispheres receive relatively similar sunlight patterns as it travels around its 11.86-year orbit. Jupiter does experience some seasonal change, but the effect is modest compared with Earth’s.

The tilt is sometimes confused with orbital inclination, which describes the angle of Jupiter’s orbit relative to a chosen reference plane. It is also different from the planet’s magnetic-axis tilt. Jupiter’s rapid rotation and enormous size make its small axial tilt especially notable: despite its powerful storms, bands, and flattened shape, its spin axis remains nearly upright. Different references may round the value slightly, but 3.13 degrees is the standard canonical figure for this quiz.