The Darkest day in The Arctic I Nuuk, Greenland I How short is the Shortest day

The Darkest day in the arctic in Nuuk. How short is the shortest day in Nuuk, Greenland?
Lying south of the Arctic Circle, Nuuk gets really dark in the winter months, with the 21st of december, being the shortest day of them all, with almost no sunlight during the day. Making living up here especially difficult, if you are a person who needs loads of sunlight to function properly.
Luckily Nuuk is a more southern located town and luckily we never really lose the sun, its just not showing itself that much during winter.
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[@landgsmith]

I am at 41.5 degrees N latitude and we have roughly 9 hours of daylight on Dec 21, so I am never going to complain about the days being so short here. Thanks for the video, Alex!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hehe, you have quite a lot of light huh😅 Thanks for watching and commenting, so awesome to talk to people who are interested in Greenland and the videos I make!

[@whocares6517]

In summer it's always daytime.

[@daylighttime-lapsesuk3606]

Greg 9 hours for me is February daylight for the winter I have 7h 45m of daylight.

[@burundi5427]

Hi from 40.8 degrees N latitudr

[@tahmidabdin4625]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen That would change this year (2023) as Greenland is changing time zone from UTC-3 to -2 It will not set clocks back 1 hour in October 2023 On 22 December 2023 in Nuuk Greenland Sunrise 10:22am Sunset 2:28pm Without clock change in October Sunrise 11:22am Sunset 3:28pm It’s only a time zone change this change in 2023 but clocks will change to daylight saving time in 2024 onwards

[@ellenhomeister7374]

Love the pastels in the sky. I find winter short days cozy. When I worked midnight shift for years (11pm -7:30 am) I slept 9 am - 4pm. I used a light box to start my day, make breakfast at 5 pm, process mail (1-2 hours was all I needed). The light box was very helpful to make me feel normal

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Wow, so basically living at night😳 Therapy lamps really help at waking you up and make you

[@ROckgrunge2987]

I like the shorter daylight, but I really really like the full darkness! It's insane😂, it's very unusual for me ❤❤❤ and the unusual things is what I most like 😁❤❤❤

[@donorsonar]

Its unimaginable for those that lose the sun totally for months.... Nuuk seems pleasant by comparison. Keep up the good work Alex!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yes, I cant even imagine. Nuuk is actually same lattitude (or longitude, I always mix those up) as Reykjavik

[@frozendefender5690]

Dark in the morning? Dark in the night? 20 hours of dark? Winter depression? This man is selling me everything I want in a place! Cold, snow, dark, nature and a sence of adventure is everything I want in my life.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hehe, sounds like you want an adventure😆 I must admit I prefer more sun, so luckily the coming season is gonne be awesome, with sun, snow and sunshine!

[@frozendefender5690]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen that would be my dream place! I was in Lapland for a month in January before. Some of the best time of my entire life. But I am ready to study abroad again so here is hoping my college lets me go there.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

@@frozendefender5690 Best of luck to you!

[@JAG214]

I agree with the comment

[@JP-ig2sj]

We are lucky to only have the "freeze, thaw" weather when everything turns into a damn ice-skating rink! I live in a rural spot of Alaska near Palmer. We went from ice rain to 3 feet of snow to 110 mph winds that luckily our mountains blocked and now 30 below zero! Nuuk is like a little Anchorage, off the water and similar sunrise and sunset in the winter. Been a while since I visited your channel. Great content as always!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hi J P, yes that damn ice skating rink when the weather cant decide to give us reak winter!... Luckily we have gotten snow now, so looking forward to the coming months with lots of cold, snow and sunshine!😎😆

[@End3rWi99in]

The dead of winter in Massachusetts is tough enough having daylight from like 8am to 4pm. I can only imagine what days would be like with half that time.

[@elsjec.naicker9037]

Hey Alex, we are newbies to your vlogs and enjoying every second of the content available. The big attraction off course is the snow, boat adventures, hiking trails and amazing places you have introduced us to via your vlogs. Please do more on local malls, schools, hospitals etc. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

I will see what I can do😊

[@artpolo7854]

Amazing video as usual, I am seeing Greenland as never before... thanks!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Thanks! Appreciate you taking the time to comment and watch the videos😊

[@jonasbenjamin645]

Oh well, in Germany we do get more hours of light, however, in december, when I go to work in the morning it’s still dark and when I leave the office, sun is already setting, too 😂 so when I arrive at home, it’s dark again. But I somehow think that dark winters feel cozy (when you’re inside) 😄

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Cosy to a certain extent, but totally get you😄

[@dueycarter1583]

one day i will wake up in Nuuk , my bucket list requires it

[@thomasm5714]

It's depressing enough in winter here at 52.1 degrees north where I live. Can't imagine living that far north.

[@waltraudlembacher-oberhofe7248]

Very intresting. Thanks for sharing. Many regards from Austria.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

You welcome! Happy new year!

[@Lemonbaker]

Watching this on December 21st 2022. Great video it was exactly what I was looking for.

[@rmsatriyoadhisoesanto7914]

Man realy Thanks for you're Information.Love.

[@pumalein]

Always when I watch your videos it is a true inspiration to me. Seeing some trips, investment videos or about the living is exactly what i am looking for to live in the future in Greenland. I think you are the main person on KZbin who inspires other people to live there😇. Thank you for your uploading videos😃

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Thanks man! Appreciate that😊 I guess I am also one of the only ones in Greenland who does these type of videos in Greenland🤔

[@connorplaysgames2401]

We’re I live 40N it is the sun is usually out for about 10 hours and everyone complains! I would too expect I’ve seen videos like this it’s crazy!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yes, its all about what you are used to...😅

[@infiad1275]

0:46 I just kept repeating that! Too funny!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hehe, but its so true😆😁😁😁

[@sudiptaroy5063]

Hi Alex,iam from india.it is indeed great pleasure to watch your video

[@mondherkanzari486]

It's a great experience for one day but not for months

[@hansp1436]

Hi Alex, thanks for another great video. I quiet fell in love with Greenland. And your videos definitely contributed to that. Have to visit your amazing country as soon as possible. Maybe next year when there's enough money in the piggy bank. :) Keep up the good work. Greetings from Germany

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

You welcome Hans and thanks for the nice comment! Better feed that piggy bank, as its not cheap. I would probably go for two towns, preferably in spring or summer. Ilulissat is a very nice place to be as a tourist and Nuuk/South Greenland

[@ashalatha4030]

Hi Alex It's really so... Usefull information I was teaching my son about Greenland your Vedio helps us a lot Thank you Asha from India

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Thanks Asha!

[@notluca29]

Very beautifull 👏👏

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Appreciate it😊

[@oscarbosio9881]

Saludos desde Santa Fe Argentina, en el extremo opuesto del Continente. Acá en invierno a las 8hs ya es de día y oscurece a las 19 horas aproximadamente. Hoy 15 de Mayo, pleno Otoño tuvimos una temperatura bastante cálida, unos 25 grados máximo. Te pregunto. Cuantos habitantes tiene Nuuk ?

[@TheRushTitan]

You are so lucky, I'm from South Africa and watching your videos shows me something amazing life by you seems so calm and the weather seems so nice, here it's just hot and I love the cold, but anyway your videos are fun and I'm learning alot about where you stay, keep it up

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hi Ethan, can imagine South Africa is quite different😅

[@barryrahn5957]

At least you have four hours and some sunlight. I couldn't stand several months of complete darkness...aaahh!!!!! Living here in sunny, southern Chicago I swoon just imagining it. But now you're enjoying about twenty hours of daylight?

[@tylerives7410]

Alex! Just found your channel! I'm planning a trip to Nuuk this summer (Early July) to do an Everesting on my bicycle. Really looking forward to it.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

So where you gonna go bicycle? As you might know, the towns are not interconnected😅

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Despite the few hours of sunlight this little city and its surroundings are so magic and you have to get used to it and perhaps take some vitamin D and do some solariums. Anyway Nuuk is awesome and the air must be rather unpollutted. Great video thank you and have Happy Holidays

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Vitamin d is a daily supplement up here during dark times😆

[@muthroiltrails2897]

Lovely video Alex..All this is just so other worldly to people from tropical countries like us.... 😇

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

It must be yes😁😆

[@bhaumikshah6778]

I am from India. In peak winter, we have 11 hours sun light and temp. during night 10-15 deg c and 25-28 in day time

[@jamesfagan7823]

In Ireland 🇮🇪 we have about 7 hours daylight in November and December then after Christmas it starts getting brighter and in june we have about 18 hours daylight two Extremes

[@mayousimon1]

Another classy video but is it really that dark?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Its not like complete pitch black in Nuuk. But further north it really is😳

[@craggles]

I've always wanted to know what the light progression was like towards Dec 21...we are at polar ends ..we're in longest day of year summer solstice in Melbourne (16 hrs daylight)..thanks so much Alex top video

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yes, guess you have summer now😆😎 Enjoy all that light!

[@rule_brittania2142]

We're 55 degrees north and get around 6 hours of daylight, so we, too don't see the sun if we work typical 9-5 office jobs, also the kids in school, my son hates having to go to school in the dark and it's dark by the time he gets home, but they do try plenty of outdoor activities, however, that's really dependant on the weather. Every year I try to make sure we take vitamin supplements, and I do think about getting one of those SAD lamps as it really effects me, having not grown up here, I just can't get used to it, it's like winter hits and I just want to hibernate! But those lamps are pretty expensive here and I worry it won't do make any difference. I'd prefer to just be able to hibernate, as nature intended! Oh, and it sounded sooooo windy at the top of those stairs!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Not that awesome not to see the sun so often😏 But the lamps really is a powerful weapom against sadness syndrome during the hibernation time😁

[@kakumee]

Lots of cars on the road. Where are they usually going to/from and what do they do?

[@xoutsideraspakavinatigo2650]

In my country we Get at the day with shortest day in the year around 8 hours, which is not much but honestly much more than in Nuuk

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Lucky you!😊

[@weitravel]

Very interesting city, thanks for sharing~ Does the long dark night affect people's mood?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

It really depends on the person, how much you get affected, but winter depression is a real thing. I feel like I have to get a light Therapy lamp, so I can see if it helps with mood next winter😊

[@berdnikovyegor]

Love the video. I am curious, is there any outdoor or indoor public activities out there? Do people gather on city squares or ice rinks drinking mulled wine? Or usually everybody just spend spare time at home?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

During winter most people try to spend as much time with family and friends, and also (when weather allows it) going out for snowshoeing, snowmobiling, alpine skiing etc. But winter is usually more an indoors and inactive time, so in dark times people gather, to keep spirits (read: the mind😉) high😊

[@daebaekae1777]

What are your suggested must-have clothes (specific) for people planning to move to Greenland from a tropical country? I mean, there's a variety of winter clothes out there, but Greenland's weather is a bit extreme. So people mainly from tropical countries like me don't really have much idea what we should bring with us. I'll really appreciate it if you'll address this question.

[@sethvanmiddlesworth816]

Hello Alex! I have the opportunity to move to Fairbanks Alaska in the next couple months, and it is a little bit north in latitude from Nuuk. I see this video is about the winter, but I'm wondering what it's like to deal with arctic summers, where instead of four hours of daylight you get 23. I don't know how I will deal with that without going a little loopy, and I wonder how you deal with it. Is it easier than I probably think it is? Love your videos!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Awesome to hear Seth, hope you choose wisely in regards to moving up north! Hmm, the summers can be difficult, make sure to get blackout blinds/curtains and make sure your bedroom gets completely pitch black in the night. -Even a single beam of light/standby light bulp in my bedroom throws off my sleep, so really use some time, on making sure no light gets in the bedroom😁 As long as you can sleep at night, and dont get too exposed to bright light before bedtime, you will be fine😁 I should make a video, brightest day coming on 21st of june😊

[@davidzukowski]

I'm going to Iceland the first week of April but I think I'd be more excited if I were going to Greenland. I wish it wasn't so damned hard to reach from the US.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Im also thinking of going to Iceland next year, excited to see what the fuzz is all about!😎 Hopefully we get direct routes from Nuuk to the US in 2025

[@undercoverangel1410]

Hehehehe I laughed so hard at "the big ass stairs" part😂. Please please make a live Northern lights video if you can 🙏 I would really appreciate it a lot. Loved your video so much. Peace out from San Francisco California ✌️🙆

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Heheh😁 I will try to get some northern ligths shots when they show up!🤘

[@undercoverangel1410]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen thank you so much 🙏I can hardly wait!!😁🥰

[@stevelewis5710]

Well you said the place looked strange with the lack of snow,but you have definitely made up for that in the last few week..watching the airport cam the last few days iv seen cars being dug out after being in drifts up over the roof..are you far from the airport ?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yup, lately wr got lots of snow! And really cold weather😎 I live about 5km from the airport

[@davidzukowski]

Hey Alex, where have you been? Haven't seen a video from you in a while. 😉😉😉

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hi David! Im still alive, but took some time off during christmas and new years😊 I have a video that needs editing, so im expecting the coming week a video should drop😁

[@jettawayadventures1081]

holding out for longest video in Nuuk!

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Its just around the corner....😆

[@jettawayadventures1081]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen GEAR!

[@DreamsontheWater]

Which town do you say you used to live in at 4:24? Sezhimir? I can't work out how to spell it, to look it up! :)

[@williamchristian8705]

I can literally hear it in your voice. You sound like blah. And I’m certain I would also. Soon as daylight hits I’d say I’m going outside for a break. It would be tough to deal with coming from Southern California.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yes, my voice definitely isnt the same in summer as in winter, especially the 20-30% energy thats missing during winter due to the darkness

[@pedrosergio2073]

We language is spoken there ?

[@eszterbarok5845]

Beautiful images. Ah, and I'm complaining about our 8 hours of sunlight! :D It's really interesting how you get these -5-0 celsius degree continental winters nowadays, without much snow... damn climate change and global warming. :( Of course Nuuk is not only the southernmost city up there, but also the sea is making its temperature much milder than the climate of Siberia or Northern Finland. Still, I bet people are used to much colder winters.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Thanks! It really is weird with this weather, even some of my family in Sisimiut (north the arctic circle) are experiencing weurd weather.... It just sucks😅

[@RK-is1xp]

Do any people sometimes ice skate or ski to work? I wonder since at times you get an awful lot of snow?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Not really, people either drive, bicycle or walk. Some do have sleds to push their children with though😁

[@dzxn3728]

Nuuk should encorporate the Spaniard style of taking siesta from work to go home for 2-3 hours a day. So instead at sunset you come back to work. See the sun in winter :) siesta winters :) you won't need it in summer though

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

That would be nice! We really do need that sunshine right at 12 noon😄😎

[@danieladams7679]

Please make a video on Greenland's longest day.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Its approaching fast! 21. June, which is also the Greenlandic nationalday, so we are only working half a day!😁

[@chasitycaviness9057]

That is my kind of weather. I am one of those people. 🥰 I suffer from Summer depression.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Wow, summer depression, never heard that term😄

[@ScubaSteveM45]

I would suggest energy drinks over coffee if the darkness makes you tired. Depending on brand you're getting 150-300mg caffeine per can vs. the ~100mg per cup of coffee

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Oh yes, Monster or Red Bull, we have them all. I think I just prefer coffee, as they are not as strong as a Monster ex.

[@williampollard4759]

Clits will help😊

[@jamesjwalsh]

What kind of work do people do here? Is Greenland one big glacier/rock? Greetings from Boston.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

We have all kinds of jobs here, as we are a small little society. I personally work in Telecom as a project manager, doing projects of fixing and building buildings and renewable energy projects from time to time.

[@jannyegaxherd9376]

I'd like to visit Nuuk one day, just a matter of money.

[@normalyoutube495]

I noticed that Nuuk has a lot of developments? Can you tell what are they?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Nuuk almost has 5 construction cranes in sight, almost anywhere you stand in the town. Its pretty crazy. Most of them is for new residential homes and also a new big school in the city center. Then we also have a new international airport being built: www.kair.gl

[@normalyoutube495]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen are those buildings empty? Or Nuuk's population is growing fast?

[@ainealix23]

Is Greenland under lock down because of covid 19? By the way nice video Alex

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Not a complete lockdown, as we can still travel and eat out etc. Most of the population is vaccinated as well. Thanks😁

[@veriappelsiini]

So Nuuk is 240 KM south from the Arctic circle (I am living right on the circle here in Finland). That indeed is very south, you should get tanned. :-) Something I am surprised is that how is there even permanent ice at that south. Even here at the arctic circle we have farms... I hope you guys also get some serious snow this winter! The sun has pretty active period which confuses the weather I suppose. Some say also that Nibiru is approaching the Earth, that is the reason for these extreme weather phenomenoms we are experiencing currently.

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hehe, I should be tan😄 I assume the water streams we get here are colder than in Finland, which makes for more ice coverage. Better start planting those trees next year to see if they will grow!😆

[@veriappelsiini]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen Yes, I think you should be able to get some apples at least. But of course it takes some time for them to be big enough to give you some harvest. When you have your own fruit garden, you start truly experiencing the abundance. :-) Then just sell some of them to your local grocery store as local produce. Should be a nice gimmick these days.

[@lonesurvivor2124]

I like ur voice 👌🏻

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Thanks😎

[@pumalein]

I think it actually makes sense that there is less snow even in December🤔. If you look back in the last ice age complete North America was covered in ice as greenland today. Now from the melting there are a lot of giant lakes everywhere like the Hudson Bay. So related to Greenland, which will become warmer by the Gulf Stream, it will give Greenland a mild climate, so it will become like temperatures in west Europe and with lots of lakes on the big island. So the snow will melt and.. yes… it starts at the coast..😬

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hehe, i think if/when all the inland ice melts, its gonna be a huge pool of water in the middle😆

[@donaljewelry9152]

🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@basilicata92]

Hey is it true Greenland has a crazy high suicide rate. Far above and beyond every other country?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

It is very high per capita, but we are also very few people, so it could get skewed due to low population. But it is a problem

[@MTisOnly1]

No snow today - Palm trees tomorrow. Maybe?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

I wouldnt be surprised😉😅

[@RK-is1xp]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen it's funny how water streams effect things. I'm from the UK and live in Northern England and we don't have palm trees but there's a Scottish island further north where they grow easily

[@user-jq1wl5jt3d]

Do you live there constantly?

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Yes I live there permanently😊 But make sure to travel as much as possible, as it can feel a little small at times😄

[@user-jq1wl5jt3d]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen Strange enough🙂 But what made you move from Denmark to Greenland?

[@RK-is1xp]

@@user-jq1wl5jt3d correct me if I'm wrong but Alex never moved from Denmark. I think he said he grew up here in Greenland

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

@@user-jq1wl5jt3d I have lived most of my life in Greenland, but ultimately after University, it was because of a job offer😊

[@markkramer487]

I'm so sorry for you because you can't mentally handle the Dark. Live somewhere else and please get healthy. I myself have absolutely no problem with this .I find it exhilarating. I know how to enjoy the extremes. If I have any problems it's wildlife out when it's dark but I have my transportation set for this. Move south so you won't have these issues.

[@daniellemorris6700]

Does greenland have a western union?? How do I receive money from greenland.. any remittance

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

We have two banks, Bank of Greenland and Bank Nordik, they should be able to help on case you cant send money via your own netbanking service

[@emko2490]

4:04 4:05 insect on camera 😂

[@LJDubzProducer]

More like rush minute 🤣🤣🤣

[@kawther2728]

In Iraq we have 13 hours in the day *temperature could reach 49 And My dad still drinks hot tea twice a day🤣

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Shiiish, 49 degrees, so basically like a sauna!? Well, some people are just made to be tougher than other😎

[@kawther2728]

@@AlexAmasaOlsen iAgree😎, maybe we should take turns for a while to experience each other's suffering ;)

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

@@kawther2728 😆😅

[@theliono2499]

Hi

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Hi

[@bhaumikshah6778]

helllo

[@djbibsspecial]

How do flat earthers account for this in their model?🧐

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

It must be a very complicated algorithm this phenomenon would have to go through....😉

[@eland65]

Electricity bill must be horrible...

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

Its not great, but not bad either. I think we spend about 40-50USD pr month on electricity, but we also only have LED bulbs and generally dont use THAT much electricity.

[@eland65]

You're lucky, here in south Africa we have what it's called load shedding, sometimes 2/3 times a day, power supplier's kaput...

[@AlexAmasaOlsen]

@@eland65 Thats excessive

[@mathiasvyaene7724]

I hate summer datkness is better