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Northern Lights in Pays de la Loire, France

In Pays de la Loire the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Nantes. Saumur has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Pays de la Loire

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 Pays de la Loire

General forecast for Nantes, the main town in Pays de la Loire. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Nantes 9+ 7.3 N City sky 325,070
Angers 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 168,279
Le Mans 9+ 7.3 N City sky 144,515
Saint-Nazaire 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 67,054
La Roche-sur-Yon 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 59,410
Cholet 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 53,160
Laval 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 50,489
Saint-Herblain 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 46,898
Rezé 9+ 7.3 N City sky 39,248
Saumur 9+ 7.3 N Rural to suburban 33,229
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 29,238
Orvault 9+ 7.3 N Suburban sky 25,338

Best months in Pays de la Loire

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 Nantes 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 2,727 villages and districts nearby.

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