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Northern Lights in Manitoba, Canada

In Manitoba the aurora is visible from about Kp 0, first near Thompson. Churchill has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Manitoba

Possible · Thompson · Reliability: good

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Thompson	0	0	N	Suburban sky	13,678
Churchill	0	0	N	Rural to suburban	–
Selkirk	1.7	0	N	Bright suburban sky	10,278
Winnipeg	2	0.3	N	City sky	749,607
Brandon	2	0.3	N	Bright suburban sky	48,859
Steinbach	2	0.3	N	Bright suburban sky	15,829
Portage la Prairie	2	0.3	N	Bright suburban sky	13,304
Winkler	2.3	0.7	N	Suburban sky	12,660

Best months in Manitoba

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

February has been the best month (72% of nights), followed by January (65%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Thompson 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) 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) 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 87 villages and districts nearby.