March occurs in March wherever you are in the world.
The time in 99.62% of Alaska, including Anchorage, is UTC-9 (Alaska Standard Time) from the first Sunday of November until the second Sunday of March and UTC-8 (Alaska Daylight Saving Time) during the rest of the year.
The time in Wainwright is UTC-8 (Alaska Daylight Saving Time; AKDT) from the second Sunday of March until the first Sunday of November and UTC-9 (Alaska Standard Time; AKST) during the rest of the year.
Depending on the time of year Nome is 1 or 2 hours behind Phoenix All of Alaska with the exception of the Aleutian Islands west of 169.5° WL is in Alaska Time Zone. Alaska Time is 1 hour behind Pacific time and two hours behind Mountain Time. Most of Arizona is in Mountain STANDARD time year-round. Alaska is in Alaska STANDARD time (2 hours behind Arizona) from the first Sunday in November to the last Saturday in March. Alaska is in Alaska DAYLIGHT time (One hour behind Phoenix) the rest of the year.
On March 30, 2010 the sun set at 8:40 pm in Anchorage Alaska.
The Aleutian Island chain is in Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST=UTC-10) from November to March and Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Saving Time (HADT=UTC-9) from March to November. The rest of Alaska is in Alaska Standard Time (AKST=UTC-9) from November to March and Alaska Daylight Saving Time (AKDT=UTC-8) from March to November.
The time zones that are eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) are...Alaska Daylight Saving Time (AKDT): most of Alaska from March to NovemberMetlakatla Time (MeST): Annette Island, Alaska year-'roundPacific Standard Time (PST): Yukon, Washington & California, most of British Columbia, Oregon & Nevada, part of Idaho, and the cities of Tijuana and Mexicali in Baja California from November to March and most of Baja California from October to AprilPitcairn Standard Time (PST): the Pitcairn Islands year-'round
More than 99% of Alaska is in Alaska Standard Time (UTC-9) from November to March and Alaska Daylight Saving Time (UTC-8) from March to November. The Aleutian Islands west of 169.5° west longitude are in Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10) from November to March and Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Saving Time (UTC-9) from March to November. There is also a tiny village called Metlakatla where the time is always UTC-8. The name of that tiny zone is Metlakatla Time.
All year long!
The best time of the year to go on a vacation to Alaska is the summer. June, July and August have the best tempuratures. Tempuratures can get as high as 70 degrees in Fairbanks.
The best time of the year to take a tour to Alaska could be anytime from June to early September. It would be ideal to plan your trip from June 15 - July 15 when you can best enjoy Alaska in its summer.
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST = UTC-10) covers all of Hawaii all year and the Aleutian Islands west of 169.5 degrees west longitude from November to March.
It depends on where you are in Alaska, so I can't give a answer. In Fairbanks, where we live, it happens in mid December. But that is only where we live, not everywhere in Alaska.