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Northern Lights in Grand Est, France

In Grand Est the aurora is visible from about Kp 8.3, first near Charleville. Épinal has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Grand Est

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 8.3 by eye or Kp 6.7 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Charleville 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 52,415
Reims 8.7 7 N City sky 196,565
Metz 8.7 7 N City sky 123,914
Thionville 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 44,311
Strasbourg 9 7.3 N City sky 274,845
Nancy 9 7.3 N City sky 105,058
Châlons-en-Champagne 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 51,257
Haguenau 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 38,721
Schiltigheim 9 7.3 N City sky 32,289
Saint-Dizier 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,918
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 9 7.3 N City sky 31,785
Illkirch-Graffenstaden 9 7.3 N City sky 27,261
Épernay 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,082
Montigny-lès-Metz 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,369
Bar-le-Duc 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,595
Mulhouse 9+ 7.3 N City sky 111,430
Colmar 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 65,405
Troyes 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 60,785
Épinal 9+ 7.3 N Suburban sky 39,518
Chaumont 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 28,981

Best months in Grand Est

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

Activity of Kp 8.3 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 Charleville 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) eye in Charleville 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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