midnight sun

American  

[mid-nahyt suhn] / ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈsʌn /

noun

1. the sun visible at midnight in Arctic and Antarctic regions during their summer months.

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midnight sun British  

noun

1. the sun visible at midnight during local summer inside the Arctic and Antarctic circles

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Etymology

Origin of midnight sun

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Around this time, areas towards the North Pole experience "midnight sun".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

The midnight sun blazed pink and gold, the sky so stunning that I could hardly bear to close the blackout curtains.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — It was early April, and while the midnight sun had not yet arrived on the remote archipelago of Svalbard, darkness had begun its annual four-month retreat from the world’s northernmost town.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

I’m here in early April but the season runs until June, when there’s skiing in the midnight sun.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2019

The higher peaks and the sheltered hollows were clothed with snow, glittering in the midnight sun, and several dark lakes nestled amid the frowning rocks.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various