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Northern Lights in Normandy, France

In Normandy the aurora is visible from about Kp 8.3, first near Dieppe. Dieppe has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Normandy

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
Dieppe 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 35,707
Cherbourg 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 26,655
Le Havre 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 185,972
Rouen 8.7 7 N City sky 116,331
Caen 8.7 7 N City sky 110,624
Sotteville-lès-Rouen 8.7 7 N City sky 30,619
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 28,953
Le Grand-Quevilly 8.7 7 N City sky 26,522
Saint-Lô 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 21,722
Évreux 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 57,795
Vernon 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,037
Alençon 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 30,786

Best months in Normandy

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 Dieppe 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 Dieppe 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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