What part of the year is antarctica at its darkest?

Answer 1

It's never really dark in Antarctica.

However, for at least one 24-hour period south of the Antarctic Circle, the geography experiences no sunrise/ sunset each year. At the South Pole, there is one sunrise and one sunset per year. (This phenomenon is mirrored north of the Arctic Circle.)

Otherwise, the deepest part of the galaxy full of stars and the moon provide adequate light to safely walk out of doors in Antarctica, even with no sunlight.

Answer 2

Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.

Answer 3

Depending on where you are on the continent, you can experience a minimum of one 24-hour period with no sunrise -- marked by the Antarctic Circle, or you can experience six months of no sunrise -- at the South Pole.

Answer 4

During the Southern Hemisphere's winter (June, July, August)

Answer 5

Everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle experiences at least one 24-hour period of darkness. At the South Pole, this period is six months.

Answer 6

Generally -- Antarctica covers 10% of the earth's surface -- it's coldest in Antarctica just before the sun comes up. The end of winter, during which there have been no sunrises for months.

Answer 7

Antarctica is in darkness during September, October, November, December, January February and most of March!

Answer 8

Depending on where you are on the continent, it can be dark during March, April May, June, July, August and September.

Answer 9

Antarctica