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Daylight and darkness
Most of state sees the sun every day, even in winter
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Ketchikan
(Southern Panhandle of Southeastern Alaska.) Latitude 55.20 north, longitude 131.38 west. Also near this latitude: Dawson Creek, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 4:04 a.m. | 9:33 p.m. | 17:29 |
| December | 9:12 a.m. | 4:18 p.m. | 7:06 |
Kodiak
(Western Alaska.) Latitude 57.75 north, longitude 152.50 west. Also near this latitude: Juneau, Dillingham, King Salmon, Katmai National Park.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 5:08 a.m. | 11:15 | 18:07 |
| December | 9:53 a.m. | 4:24 p.m. | 6:31 |
Kotzebue
(Northwestern Alaska.) Latitude 66.87 north, longitude 162.63 west. Also near this latitude: Bettles, Fort Yukon, Selwawik, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | Up | Up | 24 |
| December | 1:01 a.m. | 2:41 p.m. | 1:31 |
Note: Sun rises June 3 and sets July 9.
McGrath
(Western/Interior Alaska.) Latitude 62.97 north, longitude 155.62 west. Also near this latitude: Denali National Park, Yukon Delta.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 4:15 a.m. | 12:33 a.m. | 20:18 |
| December | 10:59 a.m. | 3:42 p.m. | 4:43 |
Nome
(Western Alaska.) Latitude 64.52 north, longitude 165.45 west. Also near this latitude: Galena, Fairbanks, St. Lawrence Island.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 4:19 a.m. | 1:48 a.m. | 21:29 |
| December | 12:04 p.m. | 3:57 p.m. | 3:53 |
Prudhoe Bay
(Northern Alaska.) Latitude 70.25 north, longitude 148.33 west. Also near this latitude: Deadhorse, Barter Island/Kaktovik, Wainwright.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | Up | Up | 24 |
| December | Down | Down | 0 |
Note: Sun is up from May 15 to July 28. Sun is down from Nov. 25 to Jan. 18.
Seward
(Southcentral Alaska.) Latitude 60.12 north, longitude 149.45 west. Also near this latitude: Cordova, Homer, Yakutat, Kenai Fjords National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Lake Clark National Park, Wood-Tikchik State Park.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 4:32 a.m. | 11:27 p.m. | 18:55 |
| December | 10 a.m. | 3:50 p.m. | 5:50 |
Yakutat
(Southeast Alaska.) Latitude 59.52 north, longitude 139.67 west. Also near this latitude: Skagway, Haines, Glacier Bay National Park, Seward.
| Solstice | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
| June | 4 a.m. | 10:42 p.m. | 18:42 |
| December | 9:16 a.m. | 3:17 p.m. | 6:01 |
Sources: National Weather Service, Alaska Almanac, U.S. Naval Observatory, Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Southcentral Alaska's climate is mild, sometimes wet
Southeast Alaska is warm and rainy
Interior's climate runs hot and cold
North earns its chilly reputation
Western Alaska is often stormy
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