Utqiagvik, Alaska is in its annual midnight sun stretch, with uninterrupted daylight expected to last about 84 days before sunset returns on 2 August. [1, 2]
The town, the northernmost in the United States, sits on the Arctic Ocean north of the Arctic Circle and about 320 miles north of it. [2] The long daylight comes as the Earth’s tilt keeps the sun above the horizon through late spring and summer in Arctic regions. [1, 2]
The BBC said the town had its last sunset until August, while the Times of India, citing a National Weather Service Fairbanks post on X, said the final sunset before the long stretch of daylight came on 10 May. [1, 2] Residents are then set to wait until early August for another proper sunset. [1, 2]
The reports described Utqiagvik as in the midnight sun season on 13 May. Daytime temperatures there average around 9 degrees Celsius in July. [1, 2] Sunset is expected to return on 2 August. [1, 2]
