Best Time to See Northern Lights by Location

Best Time to See Northern Lights by Location

AuroraMe 12 min read

Find the best months, peak viewing hours, darkness windows, and required Kp range for northern lights trips by city, US state, and Canadian province.

Use this index to jump directly to a local aurora season guide. Each page gives the strongest months, best night hours, darkness window, and Kp range needed for that location.

US States and Canadian Provinces

Planning Guides

Cities

Albania (10)
Argentina (11)
Australia (11)
Austria (10)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (10)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (10)
Canada (73)
Chile (12)
Croatia (10)
Cyprus (10)
Czech Republic (10)
Denmark (16)
Estonia (10)
Falkland Islands (10)
Finland (25)
France (12)
Germany (12)
Greece (10)
Greenland (20)
Hungary (10)
Iceland (12)
Ireland (10)
Italy (12)
Japan (14)
Latvia (10)
Lithuania (12)
Luxembourg (10)
Malta (10)
Mongolia (10)
Montenegro (10)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (11)
North Macedonia (10)
Norway (29)
Poland (12)
Portugal (10)
Romania (10)
Russia (35)
Serbia (10)
Slovakia (10)
Slovenia (10)
South Africa (12)
South Georgia (9)
Spain (12)
Sweden (18)
Switzerland (10)
Ukraine (12)
United Kingdom (23)
United States (304)
Uruguay (10)
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