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Northern Lights in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Lyon. Clermont-Ferrand has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9+ by eye or Kp 7.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Weather in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

General forecast for Lyon, the main town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Lyon 9+ 7.3 N City sky 520,774
Saint-Étienne 9+ 7.3 N City sky 176,280
Grenoble 9+ 7.3 N City sky 158,552
Clermont-Ferrand 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 147,865
Villeurbanne 9+ 7.3 N City sky 131,445
Chambéry 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 61,640
Vénissieux 9+ 7.3 N City sky 57,584
Annecy 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 49,232
Bourg-en-Bresse 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 45,340
Montluçon 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 44,960
Caluire-et-Cuire 9+ 7.3 N City sky 42,763
Saint-Priest 9+ 7.3 N City sky 41,641
Roanne 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 39,840
Saint-Chamond 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 38,014
Bron 9+ 7.3 N City sky 37,825
Vaulx-en-Velin 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 37,489
Saint-Martin-d'Hères 9+ 7.3 N City sky 35,528
Villefranche-sur-Saône 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,994
Vienne 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,293
Thonon-les-Bains 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,684
Meyzieu 9+ 7.3 N City sky 28,929
Annemasse 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 28,275
Rillieux-la-Pape 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 28,076
Aix-les-Bains 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,651
Vichy 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,019
Oyonnax 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 25,697
Oullins 9+ 7.3 N City sky 25,592
Moulins 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,095

Best months in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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

Activity of Kp 9+ or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 0% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet 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) camera in Lyon 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).

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