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Southern Lights in Victoria, Australia

In Victoria the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.7, first near Geelong. Wangaratta has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Victoria

Sunday 1 November, around 00:30

Photos only · Geelong · Reliability: low (rough trend)

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Geelong 6.7 5 S Bright suburban sky 282,809
Warrnambool 6.7 5 S Bright suburban sky 32,894
Melbourne 7 5.3 S City sky 5,435,590
Ballarat 7 5.3 S Bright suburban sky 111,973
St Albans 7 5.3 S City sky 37,629
Frankston East 7 5.3 S Bright suburban sky 34,457
Traralgon 7 5.3 S Bright suburban sky 26,907
Bendigo 7.7 6 S Bright suburban sky 103,034
Shepparton 7.7 6 S Bright suburban sky 32,067
Wodonga 8 6.3 S Bright suburban sky 38,949
Wangaratta 8 6.3 S Suburban sky 29,808
Mildura 9 7.3 S Bright suburban sky 34,565

Best months in Victoria

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

September has been the best month (1% of nights), followed by April (0.6%).

0%10% January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 1% Apr May: 1% May June: 0% Jun July: 0% Jul August: 1% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 1% 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) camera in Geelong 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) eye in Geelong 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) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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