{"id":112,"date":"2026-05-12T17:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:37:47","slug":"no-sunset-until-august-alaska-town-begins-annual-midnight-sun-stretch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"No sunset until August: Alaska town begins annual \u2018Midnight Sun\u2019 stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Living well above the Arctic Circle brings extreme weather and extreme daylight swings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=111\">Another round of rain arriving Wednesday into Thursday in central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utquiagvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow), spends part of the winter with no sun, known as \u201cPolar Night.\u201d The town goes more than 60 days between sunrises between November and February.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s entering into a period known as \u201cMidnight Sun,\u201d where the town won\u2019t see a sunset for more than 80 days, coming next on Aug. 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, Utquiagvik has a population of nearly 5,000 people willing to put up with the extremes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=110\">Second cold front brings more rain to central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2638191\" data-id=\"2638191\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 703px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?w=703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=703,393 703w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Increasing-Daylight.png?resize=50,28 50w\" width=\"703\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2638192\" data-id=\"2638192\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"394\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 706px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?w=706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=706,394 706w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=300,167 300w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/Daylight-Tracker.png?resize=50,28 50w\" width=\"706\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In central North Carolina, we thankfully don\u2019t have to deal with \u201cPolar Night\u201d or \u201cMidnight Sun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our region is currently seeing around 14 hours of daylight, with more and more through the Summer Solstice on June 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then the days slowly start to get shorter until our least amount of daylight on the Winter Solstice. That comes on Dec. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=109\">The Oklahoma City Thunder say they aren\u2019t perfect. The champs\u2019 8-0 playoff record is spotless anyway<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Living well above the Arctic Circle brings extreme weather and extreme daylight swings.&nbsp; Utquiagvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow), spends part of the winter with no sun, known as &#8220;Polar Night.&#8221; The town goes more than 60 days between sunrises between November and February. 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