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Southern Lights in New South Wales, Australia

In New South Wales the aurora is visible from about Kp 8.3, first near Wollongong. Central Coast has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in New South Wales

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9 by eye or Kp 7.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Weather in New South Wales

General forecast for Wollongong, the main town in New South Wales. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Wollongong on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Wollongong 9 7.3 S City sky 280,153
Sydney 9+ 7.3 S City sky 5,638,830
Newcastle 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 508,437
Central Coast 9+ 7.3 S Rural to suburban 346,596
Maitland 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 89,597
Port Macquarie 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 51,965
Tamworth 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 43,874
Dubbo 9+ 7.3 S City sky 43,516
Orange 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 41,920
Bathurst 9+ 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 36,230
Liverpool 9+ 7.3 S City sky 31,078
Parramatta 9+ 7.3 S City sky 30,211
Kempsey 9+ 7.3 S Rural to suburban 11,073

Best months in New South Wales

Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.

Activity of Kp 9 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

0%10% January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 0% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
  3. Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) camera in Wollongong Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
  7. Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
  8. Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) eye in Wollongong Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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