The season of the midnight sun In Iceland, you can witness light 24 hours a day from mid-June (around the 15th of June) until the end of the month (usually around the 30th of June). This is known as the season of the midnight sun when the sun doesn't set until after 12am.

Several islands experience 24 hours of daylight during their respective summer seasons due to being located within the Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle. This phenomenon is known as the “Midnight Sun.”

Here are some notable islands where you can experience 24-hour daylight:

1. Svalbard, Norway

• Location: High Arctic, north of mainland Norway.
• Midnight Sun period: Approximately April 20 to August 22 (longest period of any inhabited area).
• The largest settlement, Longyearbyen, is on the island of Spitsbergen.

2. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

• Location: Between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans (world’s largest island).
• Northern parts (like Qaanaaq) experience the Midnight Sun from late April to late August, with longer periods farther north.

3. Iceland

• Location: Just below the Arctic Circle.
• While not fully inside the Arctic Circle, during the summer solstice (around June 21), the sun sets only briefly in the north (like in Akureyri or Grimsey Island), creating near-24-hour daylight. True 24-hour daylight occurs on Grimsey Island, which lies exactly on the Arctic Circle.

4. Finnish Lapland Islands

• Islands like Hailuoto in the Bothnian Bay experience the Midnight Sun from late May to mid-July.

5. Russian Arctic Islands

• Islands such as Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya, and Wr