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Northern Lights in Wallonia, Belgium

In Wallonia the aurora is visible from about Kp 8, first near Charleroi. Wavre has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Wallonia

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 8 by eye or Kp 6.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Charleroi	8	6.3	N	City sky	200,132
Liège	8	6.3	N	City sky	195,278
Namur	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	110,939
Mons	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	95,299
La Louvière	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	76,668
Tournai	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	69,554
Seraing	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	60,737
Verviers	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	52,824
Mouscron	8	6.3	N	City sky	52,069
Braine-l'Alleud	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	37,512
Herstal	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	36,503
Châtelet	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	35,238
Wavre	8	6.3	N	Suburban sky	34,305
Binche	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	32,030
Waterloo	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	29,778
Louvain-la-Neuve	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	29,521
Courcelles	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	29,473
Ans	8	6.3	N	City sky	27,297
Ath	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	26,681
Flémalle-Haute	8	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	25,144
Arlon	8.3	6.7	N	Bright suburban sky	26,179

Best months in Wallonia

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

Activity of Kp 8 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

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) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) camera in Charleroi Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) eye in Charleroi 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).

The town pages in this region also cover 1,595 villages and districts nearby.

Best months in Wallonia

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