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Northern Lights in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

In Saxony-Anhalt the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.7, first near Stendal. Köthen has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Saxony-Anhalt

Photos only · Stendal · Reliability: medium

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Stendal	6.7	5	N	City sky	37,722
Magdeburg	7	5.3	N	Bright suburban sky	244,329
Schönebeck	7	5.3	N	Bright suburban sky	30,419
Halle (Saale)	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	237,865
Dessau	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	67,747
Halberstadt	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	39,729
Bitterfeld	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	36,592
Merseburg	7.3	5.7	N	Suburban sky	34,780
Wernigerode	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	32,167
Bernburg	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	32,113
Wittenberg	7.3	5.7	N	Suburban sky	30,000
Köthen	7.3	5.7	N	Rural to suburban	28,710
Aschersleben	7.3	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	25,647
Wolfen	7.3	5.7	N	Suburban sky	25,251
Weißenfels	7.7	6	N	Suburban sky	37,929
Naumburg	7.7	6	N	Suburban sky	29,722
Zeitz	7.7	6	N	Suburban sky	28,328

Best months in Saxony-Anhalt

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

Activity of Kp 6.7 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

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 Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) camera in Stendal Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Stendal 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).

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