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Northern Lights in Inner Mongolia, China

In Inner Mongolia the aurora is visible from about Kp 8, first near Genhe. Genhe has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Inner Mongolia

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
Genhe	8	6.3	N	Pristine dark sky	73,631
Jiagedaqi District	8.3	6.7	N	Rural to suburban	137,105
Oroqen Zizhiqi	8.3	6.7	N	Pristine dark sky	61,582
Ergun City	8.3	6.7	N	Pristine dark sky	42,435
Jalainur District	8.7	7	N	Dark rural sky	107,828
Manzhouli	8.7	7	N	Rural to suburban	54,808
Hulunbuir	9	7.3	N	Suburban sky	349,400
Hailar District	9	7.3	N	Dark rural sky	211,066
Yakeshi	9	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	116,284
Hohhot	9+	8	N	City sky	3,446,100
Baotou	9+	8	N	City sky	2,761,700
Ordos City	9+	8.3	N	Rural to suburban	2,153,638
Bayan Nur	9+	8	N	Bright suburban sky	1,760,000
Dongsheng District	9+	8.3	N	City sky	574,242
Ulanqab	9+	8	N	Suburban sky	550,231
Xilinhot	9+	6.3	N	Bright suburban sky	349,953
Chifeng	9+	7.3	N	City sky	346,654
Ulanhot	9+	5.3	N	Suburban sky	265,600
Tongliao	9+	6.7	N	City sky	261,110
Jining	9+	7.7	N	Suburban sky	258,757
Wuhai	9+	8.3	N	Bright suburban sky	218,427
Wūdān	9+	7	N	Suburban sky	138,695
Zalantun	9+	4.3	N	Suburban sky	132,224
Wuda District	9+	8.3	N	Suburban sky	122,696
Salqin Town	9+	8	N	Dark rural sky	104,090
Wenquan	9+	5	N	Pristine dark sky	32,301

Best months in Inner Mongolia

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 Genhe 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 Genhe 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 1,592 villages and districts nearby.

Best months in Inner Mongolia

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