Where to see the aurora

Every place below has its own page with a live forecast and the view towards the aurora. 11,997 towns and cities so far — search for yours at the top of the page.

Country	Places	Lowest Kp needed
United States	4,975	Kp 0
Canada	957	Kp 0
Sweden	474	Kp 0
Finland	454	Kp 0
Norway	276	Kp 0
Iceland	37	Kp 0
Greenland	14	Kp 0
Svalbard & Jan Mayen	1	Kp 0
Faroe Islands	11	Kp 1
United Kingdom	1,150	Kp 2.3
Estonia	65	Kp 3
Denmark	260	Kp 4
Latvia	76	Kp 4
Lithuania	73	Kp 4.7
Ireland	126	Kp 5
Germany	706	Kp 5.3
Kazakhstan	4	Kp 5.3
Poland	423	Kp 5.7
Netherlands	149	Kp 6.3
China	270	Kp 7
Ukraine	3	Kp 7
Belgium	102	Kp 7.3
France	285	Kp 7.7
Czechia	56	Kp 7.7
Luxembourg	10	Kp 8.3
Slovakia	68	Kp 8.7
Hungary	161	Kp 9
Austria	34	Kp 9
Croatia	123	Kp 9+
Italy	108	Kp 9+
Switzerland	100	Kp 9+
Slovenia	90	Kp 9+
Türkiye	84	Kp 9+
Spain	41	Kp 9+
Japan	16	Kp 9+
Portugal	10	Kp 9+
Greece	8	Kp 9+
Liechtenstein	7	Kp 9+
South Korea	4	Kp 9+
Taiwan	4	Kp 9+
Egypt	3	Kp 9+
Andorra	2	Kp 9+
United Arab Emirates	2	Kp 9+
Morocco	2	Kp 9+
Saudi Arabia	2	Kp 9+
Algeria	1	Kp 9+
Hong Kong SAR China	1	Kp 9+
Jordan	1	Kp 9+
Macao SAR China	1	Kp 9+
Oman	1	Kp 9+
Qatar	1	Kp 9+
Serbia	1	Kp 9+
Tunisia	1	Kp 9+

Country	Places	Lowest Kp needed
New Zealand	72	Kp 4
Australia	70	Kp 4
Brazil	7	Kp 9+
Argentina	6	Kp 9+
Chile	4	Kp 9+
South Africa	2	Kp 9+
Uruguay	1	Kp 9+
Falkland Islands	1	Kp 9+

Featured destinations

Whitehorse

Yellowknife

Iqaluit

Inuvik

Dawson City

Churchill

Rovaniemi

Inari

Ivalo

Muonio village

Utsjoki parish village

Levi

Ylläs (Äkäslompolo)

Kilpisjärvi

Saariselkä

Luosto

Nuuk

Ilulissat

Kangerlussuaq

Reykjavík

Akureyri

Húsavík

Ísafjörður

Egilsstaðir

Höfn

Lake Mývatn (Reykjahlíð)

Vík í Mýrdal

Snæfellsnes (Grundarfjörður)

Tromsø

Bodø

Alta

Narvik

Hammerfest

Sortland

Svolvær

Senja

Kirkenes

Honningsvåg

Vardø

Lyngen Alps (Lyngseidet)

Luleå

Gällivare

Jokkmokk

Abisko

Kiruna

Jukkasjärvi

Longyearbyen

Fairbanks

Utqiagvik

Coldfoot

Talkeetna

Anchorage

Tórshavn

Jasper

Lerwick

Grand Marais

Thurso

Kirkwall

Copper Harbor

Banff

Marquette

Inverness

Portree

Bruny Island (Alonnah)

Southport / Cockle Creek

Aviemore

Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban)

Hobart

Invercargill

The Catlins (Owaka)

Dunedin

Cradle Mountain

Queenstown

Bar Harbor

Lake Tekapo

Cherry Springs State Park

Melbourne

Aoraki/Mount Cook Village

Ushuaia