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Northern Lights in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

In South Ostrobothnia the aurora is visible from about Kp 1, first near Kauhava central locality. Kauhajoki central locality has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in South Ostrobothnia

Thursday 22 October, around 06:30

Good chance · Kauhava central locality · Reliability: good

Weather in South Ostrobothnia

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

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Kauhava central locality 1 0 N Suburban sky 15,066
Lapua central locality 1 0 N Bright suburban sky 14,016
Älajärvi 1 0 N Rural to suburban 10,308
Seinäjoki 1.3 0 N City sky 66,848
Kurikka central locality 1.3 0 N Rural to suburban 19,474
Kauhajoki central locality 1.3 0 N Dark rural sky 12,500
Ilmajoki parish village 1.3 0 N Bright suburban sky 12,473
Alavus central locality 1.3 0 N Rural to suburban 10,722

Best months in South Ostrobothnia

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

September has been the best month (37% of nights), followed by April (33%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 25% Aug September: 37% Sept October: 18% Oct November: 11% Nov December: 16% Dec January: 18% Jan February: 20% Feb March: 30% Mar April: 33% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Kauhava central locality camera in Kauhava 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 1,011 villages and districts nearby.

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