Where is the northernmost city in Alaska?

Barrow, the northernmost city in the U.S., is only 800 miles from the North Pole. After the sun rises in Barrow on May 10, it doesn't set again for nearly three months. When it sets November, Barrow residents don't see the sun again for more than two months. Back to Top Is it dark or sunny all the time in Alaska? We refer to daylight at midnight in the summer as "the midnight sun". Daylight hours during summer solstice in Barrow observes the midnight sun for 84 days of continuous sunshine from May 10 to August 2nd. In the winter the situation is pretty much reversed. The sun sets at noon on November 18 in Barrow and doesn't show again until midday of January 24th. Again Alaska is a very large area, and the midnight sun varies in each location. Here is a chart I created with information from the State of Alaska that shows the location and times you can expect to see the sun rise and set during Solstice in Alaska. May - between 17 and 18 hours of sunlight June - between 19 and 21 hours ...  more