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Northern Lights in Mecklenburg, Germany
In Mecklenburg the aurora is visible from about Kp 5.7, first near Stralsund. Ueckermünde has the darkest skies among the larger places.
Weather in Mecklenburg
General forecast for Stralsund, the main town in Mecklenburg. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.
Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Stralsund on Atlas of Seasons.
| Place | Kp needed | Kp for photos | Look towards | Light pollution | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stralsund | 5.7 | 4 | N | Suburban sky | 58,976 |
| Bergen auf Rügen | 5.7 | 4 | N | Dark rural sky | 13,457 |
| Sassnitz | 5.7 | 4 | N | Dark rural sky | 10,779 |
| Rostock | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 198,293 |
| Greifswald | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 52,731 |
| Wismar | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 45,255 |
| Güstrow | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 31,217 |
| Ribnitz-Damgarten | 6 | 4.3 | N | Dark rural sky | 15,333 |
| Anklam | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 14,694 |
| Wolgast | 6 | 4.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 12,664 |
| Demmin | 6 | 4.3 | N | Suburban sky | 12,495 |
| Bad Doberan | 6 | 4.3 | N | City sky | 11,559 |
| Ueckermünde | 6 | 4.3 | N | Pristine dark sky | 11,003 |
| Grevesmühlen | 6 | 4.3 | N | Rural to suburban | 10,975 |
| Grimmen | 6 | 4.3 | N | Dark rural sky | 10,671 |
| Schwerin | 6.3 | 4.7 | N | Suburban sky | 96,641 |
| Neubrandenburg | 6.3 | 4.7 | N | Suburban sky | 68,082 |
Best months in Mecklenburg
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
September has been the best month (2% of nights), followed by April (1%).
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
- Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
- Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
- Kp 4 Active camera in Stralsund Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
- Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
- Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) eye in Stralsund Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
- Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
- 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.
- 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 1,066 villages and districts nearby.
Smaller places
- Admannshagen-BargeshagenKp 6
- AhlbeckKp 6.3
- Alt MetelnKp 6
- Alt-SanitzKp 6
- AltefährKp 5.7
- AltenkirchenKp 5.7
- AltenpleenKp 5.7
- AltentreptowKp 6
- Bad KleinenKp 6
- Bad SülzeKp 6
- Seebad BansinKp 6
- Bartenshagen-ParkentinKp 6
- BarthKp 5.7
- BastorfKp 6
- BentwischKp 6
- BentzinKp 6
- BernittKp 6
- BiendorfKp 6
- BlowatzKp 6
- BobitzKp 6
- BoizenburgKp 6.3
- Börgerende-RethwischKp 6
- BornKp 5.7
- BorrentinKp 6
- BrandshagenKp 6
- BroderstorfKp 6
- BrüelKp 6
- BrunnKp 6.3
- BrüsewitzKp 6.3
- BurowKp 6
- BützowKp 6
- CarlowKp 6
- DabelKp 6.3
- DargunKp 6
- DassowKp 6
- DersekowKp 6
- MecklenburgKp 6
- DranskeKp 5.7
- DucherowKp 6
- DummerstorfKp 6
- EggesinKp 6.3
- ElmenhorstKp 6
- FerdinandshofKp 6.3
- FranzburgKp 6
- FriedlandKp 6.3
- GadebuschKp 6
- GägelowKp 6
- GarzKp 5.7
- GelbensandeKp 6
- GielowKp 6
- GingstKp 5.7
- GloweKp 5.7
- GnoienKp 6
- GörminKp 6
- GramkowKp 6
- Groß KiesowKp 6
- Groß WokernKp 6
- GützkowKp 6
- HagenowKp 6.3
- HiddenseeKp 5.7
- HornstorfKp 6
- JarmenKp 6
- JördenstorfKp 6
- JürgenshagenKp 6
- KalkhorstKp 6
- KarlshagenKp 6
- KavelstorfKp 6
- KemnitzKp 6
- KessinKp 6
- KlützKp 6
- KoserowKp 6
- Krakow am SeeKp 6.3
- KramerhofKp 5.7
- KritzmowKp 6
- KröpelinKp 6
- KröslinKp 6
- LageKp 6
- LalendorfKp 6
- LambrechtshagenKp 6
- LassanKp 6
- LeezenKp 6.3
- LoddinKp 6
- LubminKp 6
- LübowKp 6
- LübstorfKp 6
- LüdersdorfKp 6
- LudwigslustKp 6.3
- LützowKp 6.3
- MalchinKp 6
- MarlowKp 6
- MesekenhagenKp 6
- MönchhagenKp 6
- Mühl RosinKp 6
- Mühlen EichsenKp 6
- NeukalenKp 6
- NeuklosterKp 6
- NeustrelitzKp 6.3
- NieparsKp 5.7
- Ostseebad BinzKp 5.7
- BoltenhagenKp 6
- Ostseebad DierhagenKp 6
- Ostseebad GöhrenKp 5.7
- Ostseebad KühlungsbornKp 6
- Ostseebad PrerowKp 5.7
- Ostseebad ZinnowitzKp 6
- PampowKp 6
- PapendorfKp 6
- ParchimKp 6.3
- PasewalkKp 6.3
- PoseritzKp 6
- PreetzKp 5.7
- ProhnKp 5.7
- PutbusKp 5.7
- RambinKp 5.7
- RehnaKp 6
- ReinbergKp 6.3
- RetgendorfKp 6
- RetschowKp 6
- RichtenbergKp 6
- RoggendorfKp 6
- RoggentinKp 6
- RövershagenKp 6
- SaalKp 5.7
- SagardKp 5.7
- SamtensKp 5.7
- SchlagsdorfKp 6
- NeubukowKp 6
- SchwaanKp 6
- Seeheilbad Graal-MüritzKp 6
- SeehofKp 6
- SehlenKp 5.7
- Ostseebad SellinKp 5.7
- SelmsdorfKp 6
- StäbelowKp 6
- SteinhagenKp 6
- SternbergKp 6
- TarnowKp 6
- TessinKp 6
- TeterowKp 6
- TorgelowKp 6.3
- TribseesKp 6
- TrinwillershagenKp 6
- TutowKp 6
- UsedomKp 6
- VelgastKp 6
- WackerowKp 6.3
- WardowKp 6
- WarenKp 6.3
- WarinKp 6
- WarnowKp 6
- WattmannshagenKp 6
- WeitenhagenKp 6
- WendorfKp 6
- WiekKp 5.7
- WittenhagenKp 6
- WusterhusenKp 6
- ZarrendorfKp 6
- ZiesendorfKp 6
- ZingstKp 5.7
- ZurowKp 6
- ZüssowKp 6