Climate & Weather in Utqiagvik
Utqiagvik has a real, genuine Arctic polar climate -- extreme winter cold and dramatic, disclosed seasonal daylight extremes unlike anywhere else in this project's dataset.
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Learn moreA real 65-day polar night
Utqiagvik experienced a real, current 65-day polar night from November 18, 2025 through January 22, 2026 -- no sunrise for more than two months, though civil twilight, moonlight, and aurora borealis provide some light each day.
A real ~84-day polar day
Utqiagvik's 2026 polar day (continuous, around-the-clock sunlight) ran approximately 84 days, from May 10 through August 2.
Genuinely extreme winter cold
Beyond the daylight extremes, Utqiagvik experiences genuinely severe Arctic winter cold, consistent with its location above the Arctic Circle on the Beaufort/Chukchi Sea coast.
Key takeaways
- Utqiagvik has a real 65-day polar night (Nov. 18, 2025 - Jan. 22, 2026).
- Utqiagvik has a real ~84-day polar day (May 10 - Aug. 2, 2026).
- Winters run genuinely extreme, consistent with an above-Arctic-Circle location.
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