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Northern Lights in Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

In Capital Region of Denmark the aurora is visible from about Kp 4.7, first near Copenhagen. Karlebo has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Capital Region of Denmark

Possible · Copenhagen · Reliability: low (rough trend)

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Copenhagen	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	1,153,615
Frederiksberg	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	95,029
Hvidovre	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	53,527
Avedøre	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	53,443
Hørsholm	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	47,680
Rødovre	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	40,652
Charlottenlund	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	40,000
Ballerup	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	40,000
Hillerød	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	35,357
Taastrup	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	35,238
Helsingør	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	35,048
Albertslund	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	30,000
Allerød	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	25,867
Glostrup	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	23,128
Birkerød	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	21,242
Farum	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	20,312
Brøndbyvester	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	20,000
Stenløse	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	19,998
Ishøj	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	19,453
Karlebo	5	3.3	N	Dark rural sky	19,163
Hedehusene	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	17,953
Frederikssund	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	16,850
Lillerød	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	16,741
Vallensbæk	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	16,515
Virum	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	15,200
Gammel Virum	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	15,000
Skovlunde	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	14,757
Værløse	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	13,197
Frederiksværk	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	12,718
Dragør	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	12,401
Brøndby Strand	5	3.3	N	Suburban sky	11,915
Espergærde	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	11,524
Fløng	5	3.3	N	Rural to suburban	11,108
Kongens Lyngby	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	10,600
Tårnby	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	10,000
Mørkhøj	5	3.3	N	Bright suburban sky	10,000
Rønne	5.3	3.7	N	Bright suburban sky	13,807

Best months in Capital Region of Denmark

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

September has been the best month (4% of nights), followed by March (2%).

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 camera in Copenhagen 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) eye in Copenhagen 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 216 villages and districts nearby.