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Northern Lights in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

In Baden-Württemberg the aurora is visible from about Kp 8.3, first near Mannheim. Horb am Neckar has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Baden-Württemberg

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 8.7 by eye or Kp 7 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Mannheim 8.7 7 N City sky 307,960
Heidelberg 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 143,345
Heilbronn 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 120,733
Bruchsal 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 47,784
Weinheim 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 43,325
Sinsheim 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 37,036
town hall of Schwäbisch Hall 8.7 7 N Rural to suburban 36,543
Crailsheim 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 35,755
Wiesloch 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 27,731
Leimen 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 27,142
Neckarsulm 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 26,431
Mosbach 8.7 7 N Suburban sky 25,106
Stuttgart 9 7.3 N City sky 612,663
Karlsruhe 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 283,799
Pforzheim 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 119,313
Esslingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 92,390
Tübingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 92,322
Ludwigsburg 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 87,603
Aalen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 67,085
Sindelfingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 61,311
Schwäbisch Gmünd 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 61,216
Göppingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 58,040
Baden-Baden 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 56,881
Waiblingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 52,945
Heidenheim an der Brenz 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 50,067
Leonberg 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 49,480
Rastatt 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 47,906
Böblingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 46,282
Fellbach 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 43,935
Bietigheim-Bissingen 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 43,556
Filderstadt 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 43,550
Schorndorf 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 41,647
Leinfelden-Echterdingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 41,185
Nürtingen 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 40,210
Kirchheim unter Teck 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 40,206
Kehl 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 39,584
Backnang 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 38,818
Ettlingen 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 38,578
Herrenberg 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 34,192
Kornwestheim 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 33,980
Ostfildern 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 33,598
Bretten 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 30,274
Winnenden 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 29,876
Gaggenau 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 29,529
Vaihingen an der Enz 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 28,798
Geislingen an der Steige 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 28,655
Bühl 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 28,608
Mühlacker 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 26,787
Achern 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 26,733
Remseck am Neckar 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 26,549
Endersbach 9 7.3 N Rural to suburban 26,166
Ellwangen 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 25,001
Freiburg im Breisgau 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 237,460
Ulm 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 120,451
Reutlingen 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 112,627
Villingen-Schwenningen 9+ 4.3 N Rural to suburban 81,770
Konstanz 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 81,275
Offenburg 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 59,238
Friedrichshafen 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 58,403
Lahr/Schwarzwald 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 50,775
Ravensburg 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 48,825
Singen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 47,621
Lörrach 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 47,002
Albstadt 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 46,950
Rottenburg 9+ 4 N Suburban sky 42,721
Tuttlingen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 34,847
Rheinfelden 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 34,674
Bisingen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 34,414
Biberach an der Riß 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,333
Weil am Rhein 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 32,236
Radolfzell am Bodensee 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 31,734
Ehingen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 27,764
Emmendingen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 27,383
Wangen im Allgäu 9+ 4.7 N Rural to suburban 27,045
Horb am Neckar 9+ 4 N Dark rural sky 25,651
Rottweil 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 25,510

Best months in Baden-Württemberg

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

Activity of Kp 8.7 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) 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 Mannheim 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 Mannheim 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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