Residents of Utqiagvik, Alaska—described as the United States’ northernmost city—experience the start of the “midnight sun” season after the town sees its last sunset for the year. Multiple outlets report that, in local time early on Sunday, the sun rises in Utqiagvik and then remains above the horizon for an extended period.
BBC News and Daily Mail both say the sun does not dip below the horizon again for about 84 days, meaning the town sees continuous daylight throughout that period. Daily Mail specifies the timing as 2:57 a.m. local time when the sun rises, marking the transition from sunset to uninterrupted daylight.
Daily Mail further states that the next time the sun will fall below the horizon is August 2, which aligns with the reported length of the uninterrupted period. The reports focus on the seasonal effect of the Earth’s tilt and the latitude of Utqiagvik, rather than on any weather or other local events.
