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FAIRBANKS
23/73
° C/F 11/52
6/42
0/32
-7/20 -8/17 -18/-2
-28/-19
15 20 10 5
hrs hrs hrs hrs
0.2 1.8 0.8 0.6 Late summer sun shines on Nome’s timber buildings
in in in in
The Midnight Sun
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
Due to Alaska’s northerly location, and bisected as it is by
the Arctic Circle, it never really gets dark here between late
May and mid-July. At this time of the year, the long daylight
hours spark a frenzy of late-night activities among the
•
Barrow Alaskans, who play golf and baseball at midnight, and after
Ar ctic work, set off on a day’s worth of projects before going to
Ocean bed. Even as far south as Ketchikan, the midnight twilight
obscures the stars in late June, and in Barrow, Alaska’s
northernmost town, the sun does not set for two and a half
months from May to July. On June 21, the summer solstice,
the sun sets for just two hours in Fairbanks.

Chukchi Arctic Circle ANCHORAGE
Sea
18/65
A L A S K A
Nome ° C/F 7/44 11/51
• 4/40
St. Lawrence • Fairbanks -2/29 -2/28 -6/21 JUNEAU
Island Norton
Sound
18/64
-13/08
Bering Sea Tok • 15 18 10 6 ° C/F 9/48 9/48
hrs hrs hrs hrs 8/47
3/37
0.6 1.9 1.9 0.8 0/32
-2/29
in in in in
Nunivak month Apr Jul Oct Jan
Island -8/18
14 18 10 7
• Valdez
Anchorage • hrs hrs hrs hrs
2.9 4.2 7.8 4.3
in in in in
Homer
• month Apr Jul Oct Jan
Gulf of
Cook •
Inlet Alaska Juneau
Bristol Bay
HOMER
15/60
° C/F
8/47
7/44 7/44
Cold Bay
• 0/32
-2/28 -2/28
•
Dutch Harbor -8/17
P acif ic
A l e u t i a n I s l a n d s 14 18 7 10
Ocean hrs hrs hrs hrs
1.2 1.6 2.9 2.5
in in in in
month Apr Jul Oct Jan
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