When is The Midnight Sun? 2027 Dates | Trailwind

The Midnight SunPolar phenomenon · Mid-May to late July 2027Annual · summerThe sun refuses to set.North of the Arctic Circle the sun simply declines to go down: Tromsø keeps it above the horizon from May 20 to July 22. Fairbanks sits just below the line, and still banks seventy straight days of usable light, enough to grow hundred-pound cabbages and play midnight baseball with no stadium lights.without a sunset in Tromsø: 63 nightsWhere it is visible: Tromsø, Norway & Fairbanks, Alaska, USAReykjavik is marketed for midnight sun but the sun does set there; only Grímsey island, on the Arctic Circle, gets the true version briefly at solstice.Where to watch it

Tromsø, Norway, Sun stays above the horizon May 20 to Jul 22

Fairbanks, Alaska, ~70 days of round-the-clock usable light, May 17 to Jul 27

Frequently asked questionsWhen is The Midnight Sun 2027?The Midnight Sun in 2027 is Mid-May to late July 2027.See the full nature calendar

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