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Alaska City to Have 84 Consecutive Days Without Nightfall
Graduated in journalism from the State University of Bahia. Has worked for newspapers JC Concursos, Folha de S.Paulo, and O Estado de S.Paulo. Was a reporter for the portals Datagro and Broto. Has been a reporter for Revista Oeste since March 2026.
TL;DR
- Utqiagvik, Alaska, is experiencing the 'midnight sun' phenomenon.
- The city will have approximately 84 days without sunset.
- The last sunset was on Monday, June 11, and the sun is expected to disappear on August 2.
- This phenomenon occurs in regions near the North Pole during the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
- The Earth's 23.5-degree axial tilt causes continuous daylight.
- Other Alaskan towns and several countries also experience the midnight sun.
- The inverse phenomenon, the polar night, occurs during winter with continuous darkness.