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83 days of sunlight: Alaska town won’t see another sunset until August
Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost town on the continent, is about to enter its annual stretch of the midnight sun, when the sun stays above the horizon until August.
By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist Published May 8, 2026 12:26 PM EDT | Updated May 8, 2026 12:26 PM EDT

But round-the-clock daylight does not mean summerlike warmth. July is typically the warmest month of the year, and the historical average high temperature is still only 49 degrees... Summer snow is also not out of the question that far north, with snowflakes reported on seven days last June.

On Sunday, May 10, the sun will set at 1:48 a.m. AKDT in Utqiagvik, Alaska. When it rises again at 2:57 a.m., it will stay above the horizon until early August.

Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost town in the United States. Its location along the Arctic Ocean gives it dramatic swings in daylight throughout the year, from nonstop sunshine around the summer solstice to weeks of darkness in winter.

This year, the town’s stretch of 24-hour daylight will last until Aug. 2, when the sun finally dips below the horizon again.



Home to just under 5,000 people, Utqiagvik is no stranger to these extremes. But round-the-clock daylight does not mean summerlike warmth. July is typically the warmest month of the year, and the historical average high temperature is still only 49 degrees.

Even so, brief warm spells can push temperatures into the 70s on rare occasions. Summer snow is also not out of the question that far north, with snowflakes reported on seven days last June.

Even after the sun sets again on Aug. 2, Utqiagvik will not plunge into darkness right away. The sun will stay close enough to the horizon to keep twilight in the sky, and true nighttime darkness will not return until Sept. 21.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/83-days-of-sunlight-alaska-town-wont-see-another-sunset-until-august/1889716