The North Pole is dark for six months- from the September Equinox (September 21) to the March Equinox (March 21).
The extreme South (South Pole) of the Earth do experiences darkness for 24hours.
Solstice
There is a very minimal amount of daylight in the North Pole. By the equator, there is much more sunlight and a much more warmer climate.
At the north pole, the longest day of the year is six months long. The sun is up continuously, in the sky, above the horizon, and does not set for 6 months. June 21 is the day right in the middle of that period.
June 21, North Pole: Bright sun 24 hours, snow everywhere, but feels warm or cool. June 21, Equator: 12 hours day, hot and steamy; 12 hours night, hot and steamy. December 21, North Pole: Night 24 hours, snow everywhere, feels very cold, sometimes a bright moon and aurora. December 21, Equator: 12 hours day, hot and steamy; 12 hours night, hot and steamy.
You can get depression in the winter called Seasonal Affective Disorder as it is dark most of the day and sleep problems in the summer due to bright light for most of the day.
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North pole, It's tipping away from the sun and is actually dark 24 hours a day.
because the north pole is titled away from the sun.
The North pole
24 Hours. On summer solstice the earth is tilted toward the sun and it shines continuously at the north pole.
A day is still 24 hours. The sun may not rise or set during that period.
It's dark all day because of the earth's tilt on the axis
24 Hours of straight sunlight
Around the north pole in the (northern hemisphere) summer.
At the North Pole during the December solstice, there is 24 hours of darkness. This is because the axial tilt of the Earth causes the North Pole to be tilted away from the sun during this time, preventing sunlight from reaching that region.
Twenty-four hours of daylight.
Zero. At the north pole, the sun sets around September 23, and it doesn't rise again until March 21.
Winter solstice will come for the northern hemisphere on December 21 in 2014. The region of earth that will have 24 hours of daylight is everything south of the Antarctic Circle.