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Southern Lights in South Australia, Australia

In South Australia the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.7, first near Mount Gambier. Adelaide Hills has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in South Australia

Photos only · Mount Gambier · Reliability: low (rough trend)

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Mount Gambier	6.7	5	S	Suburban sky	25,591
Adelaide	8.3	6.7	S	City sky	1,469,163
Adelaide Hills	8.3	6.7	S	Rural to suburban	72,260
Gawler	8.3	6.7	S	Suburban sky	20,006
Whyalla	9+	7.3	S	Suburban sky	20,880
Port Pirie	9+	7.3	S	Suburban sky	13,896

Best months in South Australia

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

May has been the best month (0.9% of nights), followed by April (0.8%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) camera in Mount Gambier Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Mount Gambier Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
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.
Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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