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Northern Lights in North Ostrobothnia, Finland

In North Ostrobothnia the aurora is visible from about Kp 0, first near Oulu central locality. Kalajoki parish village has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in North Ostrobothnia

Monday 19 October, around 22:30

Possible · Oulu central locality · Reliability: medium

Weather in North Ostrobothnia

General forecast for Oulu central locality, the main town in North Ostrobothnia. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Oulu central locality 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 216,066
Haukipudas parish village 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 17,298
Kuusamo central locality 0 0 N Suburban sky 14,784
Kempele 0 0 N Suburban sky 14,293
Kiiminki parish village 0 0 N Suburban sky 12,069
Raahe central locality 0.3 0 N Bright suburban sky 23,566
Kalajoki parish village 0.3 0 N Rural to suburban 12,231
Liminka 0.3 0 N Rural to suburban 10,166
Ylivieska central locality 0.7 0 N Bright suburban sky 15,375
Nivala central locality 0.7 0 N Rural to suburban 10,397

Best months in North Ostrobothnia

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

September has been the best month (42% of nights), followed by March (37%).

0%10%20%30%40%50% – Jul August: 22% Aug September: 42% Sept October: 28% Oct November: 23% Nov December: 24% Dec January: 28% Jan February: 31% Feb March: 37% Mar April: 25% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Oulu central locality 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) 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) 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).

The town pages in this region also cover 892 villages and districts nearby.

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