Why does Antarctica get 24 hours daylight in December and 24 hours darkness in June?

Answer 1

Antarctica has its longest days in December, which is summer in the southern hemispher, and its longest nights in June, which is winter. At the Pole, the sun never rises during the shortest days and never sets during the longest days.

Answer 2

Antartica has two seasons , summer and winter.

in the summer it has six months of daylight but in the winter it has six months darkness, therefore in the winter antartica has no daylight hours ,but 24 hours of darkness.

Answer 3

Antarctica is where you'll find the South Pole: the same phenomenon -- in reverse -- is true of the North Pole.

Everywhere on earth beyond the respective polar circles, the geography experiences at least one 24 hour period of no sunrise/ sunset annually. At the poles, there is one sunrise and one sunset per year, around the equinoxes.

Answer 4

You may be thinking of any geographic location south of the Antarctic Circle, which experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunset per year.

Answer 5

I don't think Antarctica has a Spring Season. Usually it is 6 continuos months of daylight and 6 continuos months of dark

Answer 6

Yes, complete daylight in the summer to complete darkness in the winter.