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Northern Lights in Hauts-de-France, France

In Hauts-de-France the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.7, first near Dunkirk. Dunkirk has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Hauts-de-France

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 7.7 by eye or Kp 6 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Weather in Hauts-de-France

General forecast for Dunkirk, the main town in Hauts-de-France. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Dunkirk 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 86,263
Calais 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 74,433
Coudekerque-Branche 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 25,201
Lille 8 6.3 N City sky 238,695
Roubaix 8 6.3 N City sky 99,507
Tourcoing 8 6.3 N City sky 99,160
Villeneuve-d'Ascq 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 62,400
Arras 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 47,052
Boulogne-sur-Mer 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 47,013
Douai 8 6.3 N City sky 46,531
Valenciennes 8 6.3 N City sky 44,821
Wattrelos 8 6.3 N City sky 42,826
Marcq-en-Barœul 8 6.3 N City sky 38,629
Lens 8 6.3 N City sky 38,265
Liévin 8 6.3 N City sky 34,370
Maubeuge 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 33,684
Béthune 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,568
Lomme 8 6.3 N City sky 29,892
Lambersart 8 6.3 N City sky 28,613
Armentières 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,646
Hénin-Beaumont 8 6.3 N City sky 25,371
Amiens 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 143,086
Saint-Quentin 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 55,407
Cambrai 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 36,492
Abbeville 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 26,461
Beauvais 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 53,393
Compiègne 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 44,243
Creil 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 31,863
Soissons 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 31,100
Laon 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 28,688

Best months in Hauts-de-France

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

Activity of Kp 7.7 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) camera in Dunkirk 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) eye in Dunkirk 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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