AuroraMeteo
EN

Germany157 places

Northern Lights in Hesse, Germany

In Hesse the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.3, first near Kassel. Taunusstein has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Hesse

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.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Kassel 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 197,230
Bad Hersfeld 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 30,725
Baunatal 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 27,929
Gießen 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 89,179
Marburg 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 78,895
Fulda 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 63,760
Wetzlar 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 52,656
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 51,859
Limburg an der Lahn 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 33,820
Bad Nauheim 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 30,291
Friedberg 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 27,484
Butzbach 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 25,156
Frankfurt 8.3 6.7 N City sky 650,000
Wiesbaden 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 288,850
Kreisfreie Stadt Darmstadt 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 167,029
Offenbach 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 119,192
Hanau am Main 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 88,648
Rüsselsheim am Main 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 59,730
Oberursel 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 46,736
Rodgau 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 43,315
Dreieich 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 41,692
Bensheim 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 41,124
Maintal 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 38,987
Langen 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 38,785
Hofheim am Taunus 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 37,750
Bad Vilbel 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 35,961
Neu-Isenburg 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 35,293
Dietzenbach 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 33,256
Mörfelden-Walldorf 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 32,753
Taunusstein 8.3 6.7 N Dark rural sky 30,145
Mühlheim am Main 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 28,534
Kelkheim 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 28,175
Weiterstadt 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 26,583
Idstein 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 25,736
Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 25,442
Pfungstadt 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 25,415
Obertshausen 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 25,316
Griesheim 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 25,287
Hattersheim 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 25,035
Viernheim 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 32,620
Lampertheim 8.7 7 N Suburban sky 32,400

Best months in Hesse

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 Kassel 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 Kassel 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 1,504 villages and districts nearby.

Smaller places