If the sun never sets during arctic summers how come it’s still cold?

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If the sun never sets during arctic summers how come it’s still cold?

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Because near the poles, the sun’s rays hit the earth at extreme angles. Although the sun is “up” all day long, it doesn’t travel across the sky from one horizon to the other, peaking high above. It travels along the horizon as if it is always close to sunrise or sunset.

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I believe it’s because it doesn’t rise very high. As a result the beams of light hit the earth at an extreme angle which tends not to heat the surface very much (kind of like sunrise or sunset sun doesn’t feel very hot, compared to noon sun in more temperate climates)