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Northern Lights in Lower Saxony, Germany

In Lower Saxony the aurora is visible from about Kp 6, first near Cuxhaven. Bad Zwischenahn has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Lower Saxony

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 6 by eye or Kp 4.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Cuxhaven 6 4.3 N City sky 52,677
Drochtersen 6 4.3 N Dark rural sky 12,364
Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 159,218
Wilhelmshaven 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 84,393
Lüneburg 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 71,260
Kreisfreie Stadt Emden 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 51,526
Stade 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 45,634
Seevetal 6.3 4.7 N Dark rural sky 41,266
Buchholz in der Nordheide 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 40,849
Aurich 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 40,319
Buxtehude 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 38,192
Papenburg 6.3 4.7 N Dark rural sky 34,117
Leer 6.3 4.7 N Dark rural sky 33,886
Winsen 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 32,662
Osterholz-Scharmbeck 6.3 4.7 N Dark rural sky 31,405
Bad Zwischenahn 6.3 4.7 N Pristine dark sky 27,550
Nordenham 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 25,889
Varel 6.3 4.7 N Dark rural sky 25,212
Kreisfreie Stadt Delmenhorst 6.7 5 N Rural to suburban 75,893
Celle 6.7 5 N City sky 71,010
Uelzen 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 34,996
Meppen 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 34,198
Achim 6.7 5 N Rural to suburban 32,870
Nienburg/Weser 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 32,629
Stuhr 6.7 5 N Rural to suburban 32,507
Cloppenburg 6.7 5 N Rural to suburban 31,177
Ganderkesee 6.7 5 N Dark rural sky 31,141
Vechta 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 29,729
Lohne 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 28,089
Verden 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 26,924
Hannover 7 5.3 N City sky 515,140
Braunschweig 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 244,715
Osnabrück 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 166,462
Wolfsburg capital 7 5.3 N City sky 123,064
Kreisfreie Stadt Salzgitter 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 104,970
Hildesheim 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 103,052
Garbsen 7 5.3 N City sky 63,355
Hameln 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 58,666
Wolfenbüttel 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 54,740
Nordhorn 7 5.3 N City sky 52,803
Lingen 7 5.3 N City sky 51,310
Langenhagen 7 5.3 N City sky 50,439
Peine 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 49,953
Melle 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 46,436
Neustadt am Rübenberge 7 5.3 N City sky 44,668
Lehrte 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 43,920
Gifhorn 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 43,000
Laatzen 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 41,838
Wunstorf 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 41,211
Seelze 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,364
Georgsmarienhütte 7 5.3 N Rural to suburban 31,244
Burgdorf 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,051
Springe 7 5.3 N Dark rural sky 29,828
Bramsche 7 5.3 N Pristine dark sky 28,220
Rinteln 7 5.3 N Pristine dark sky 25,602
Helmstedt 7 5.3 N Rural to suburban 25,515
Göttingen 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 122,149
Goslar 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 43,560
Northeim 7.3 5.7 N Rural to suburban 30,894
Einbeck 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 29,751
Hann. Münden 7.3 5.7 N Rural to suburban 25,073

Best months in Lower Saxony

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

September has been the best month (1% of nights), followed by April (0.6%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 1% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 1% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 1% Apr May: 1% 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 camera in Cuxhaven 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) eye in Cuxhaven 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) 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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