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Northern Lights in South Karelia, Finland

In South Karelia the aurora is visible from about Kp 2, first near Imatra central locality. Imatra central locality has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in South Karelia

Friday 23 October, around 01:30

Possible · Imatra central locality · Reliability: medium

Weather in South Karelia

General forecast for Imatra central locality, the main town in South Karelia. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Imatra central locality on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Imatra central locality 2 0.3 N Suburban sky 24,581
Joutseno 2 0.3 N Suburban sky 10,603
Lappeenranta central locality 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 72,909

Best months in South Karelia

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

September has been the best month (31% of nights), followed by March (22%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 18% Aug September: 31% Sept October: 18% Oct November: 8% Nov December: 11% Dec January: 18% Jan February: 17% Feb March: 22% Mar April: 12% Apr May: 1% May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Imatra central locality camera in Imatra 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 297 villages and districts nearby.

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