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unusedusername42 t1_ixu9udq wrote

That's a lot of winter sunlight and extremely dark for summer time, compared to my reality. Nice graph though :)

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itseensasekaantuja t1_ixubvw2 wrote

Heh, I have lived a town that during the summer has only light and during the winter has only darkness. Today that town gets about 3 hours of sunlight. In a few weeks they will start a month long period of no sun at all.

It takes getting used to and if someone comes to experience it during either of the extremes they are visibly confused.

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unusedusername42 t1_ixuc8d6 wrote

It's a true mindfuck, haha! I'm visiting relatives in northern Norway and it definitely messes with one's head a bit. Normally I live in the middle of Sweden where the changes are quite extreme too, sure, but nowhere near as drastic as above the polar circle

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itseensasekaantuja t1_ixucjle wrote

I lived in the Finnish Lapland for almost a year. :D

When you say ”mid-Sweden” is that aroung Umeå?

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moresushiplease t1_ixuoifu wrote

It so much fun waking up being like oh yay, it's still dark I can sleep more but then being 5 hours late to work. The daylight changes too fast

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morgulbrut t1_ixyknyv wrote

I've seen the first sunrise after the polar night in Tromsø, it was pretty beautiful.

And one of the weirdest experience was in summer in Rovaniemi, it was already in after midsummer, so at midnight it was twilight, but we could still see where the sun at the horizon. It was in the north. Which is totally explainable but felt a bit off.

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itseensasekaantuja t1_ixyoal5 wrote

About 10 years ago I was hiking in the Finnish Lapland during the summer solstice and didn't really bother with the time since the only difference between the day and the night was that it was a bit colder during the night. I actually spent one entire night just hiking since it was nicer to hike with the lower temps.

But at one point I had a pair of Germans arrive at the same campsite where I was, at maybe 1 am in the morning, and they asked what time it was. They'd had trouble getting sleep because it was bright and I think were just amazed at the weirdness of the situation. My theory is that coming from somewhere south into all that could confuse you especially if you kinda rely on your "internal clock" that's tuned to the amount of light. But, if you live all through the transition from the darkest period of the winter all the way to the summer solstice, it actually doesn't seem that out of place.

Blackout curtains are one of those investments that you almost have to do if you cannot adjust to the constant sunlight. Some also purchase those light therapy lamps that artificially create a sense of sunrise in your bedroom. Haven't tried them myself, but I could see those working.

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imluke OP t1_ixub5p6 wrote

Not sure where you are, but it does vary a lot, here is Edinburgh for example.

There are also more examples on my website.

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unusedusername42 t1_ixububd wrote

Thanks! I'm in a place with summer midnight sun, and where it does not rise above the horizon at all for 25 days in winter. :D

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nago7650 t1_ixxw3tp wrote

One thing that surprises a lot of people is that New York City (the example show by OP) is actually farther south than Rome, Italy. The majority of the US population lives south of New York City, and the majority of Europe lives north of Rome. To a lot of people in the US, New York City is considered pretty far north and would thus consider the winter months to not have much daylight compared to what they’re used to.

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unusedusername42 t1_ixybx5o wrote

Yeah, I've noticed that! Stockholm in southern Sweden is mistakenly perceived as having similar conditions as NY while it's on the 59th northern parallell, meaning Alaska conditions. At this latitude the Sun is visible for 18 hours, 30 minutes during the summer solstice and 6 hours, 11 minutes during the winter solstice. Further up it gets much more extreme. :)

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