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Northern Lights in Bavaria, Germany

In Bavaria the aurora is visible from about Kp 8, first near Hof. Ansbach has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Bavaria

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 8 by eye or Kp 6.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Hof 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 49,239
Coburg 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 41,901
Würzburg 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 133,731
Bayreuth 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 72,940
Bamberg 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 70,047
Aschaffenburg 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 68,551
Schweinfurt 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 54,012
Weiden 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 42,550
Forchheim 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 30,442
Kulmbach 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 27,565
Nuremberg 8.7 7 N City sky 515,543
Fürth 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 132,036
Erlangen 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 102,675
Amberg 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 44,737
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 39,557
Schwabach 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 38,554
Ansbach 8.7 7 N Rural to suburban 31,839
Schwandorf 8.7 7 N Rural to suburban 28,235
Lauf an der Pegnitz 8.7 7 N Suburban sky 26,403
Zirndorf 8.7 7 N Suburban sky 25,734
Roth 8.7 7 N Suburban sky 25,083
Regensburg 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 151,389
Ingolstadt 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 120,658
Landshut 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 71,863
Passau 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 50,560
Straubing 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 44,580
Deggendorf 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,081
Neuburg an der Donau 9 7.3 N Suburban sky 28,370
München 9+ 4.3 N City sky 1,505,005
Augsburg 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 301,105
Kempten 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 61,399
Rosenheim 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 60,167
Neu-Ulm 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 51,389
Memmingen 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 44,192
Freising 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 42,570
Kaufbeuren 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 42,505
Germering 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 40,916
Dachau 9+ 4.3 N Rural to suburban 39,740
Fürstenfeldbruck 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 33,533
Erding 9+ 4 N Suburban sky 33,519
Friedberg 9+ 4 N Suburban sky 29,953
Unterschleißheim 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 28,482
Königsbrunn 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 27,879
Landsberg am Lech 9+ 4.3 N Rural to suburban 27,017
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 26,022

Best months in Bavaria

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

Activity of Kp 8 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 Hof 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 Hof 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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