Does Fairbanks, Alaska Have Six Months of Darkness?

No. Fairbanks (at ~64.8° N) experiences extreme seasonal daylight variation but not six months of total darkness.

• Winter solstice: ~3 hours 42 minutes of daylight (sun rises ~10:50 a.m., sets ~2:30 p.m.).
• Polar night (civil twilight only): Roughly late November to late January (~58 days) when the sun stays below the horizon.
• Summer solstice: ~21 hours 49 minutes of daylight; "midnight sun" period from mid‑May to late July.

True six‑month polar night occurs only above the Arctic Circle (~66.5° N), such as in Utqiaġvik (Barrow).