"During our ‘night’ period on the summer solstice, the darkest we get is civil twilight, which is the lightest form of twilight," saidEric Drewitz, a meteorologist and the Assistant Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service office in Anchorage, Alaska. WHY YOUR SUNS...
Alaska is the northernmost state and therefore, has very long days during the summer. Above the Arctic circle (which is 190 miles north of Fairbanks), the sun doesn’t set during the summer, so you will have 24 hours of daylight to explore. Fairbanks, at the Summer Solstice (June 21) ...