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Northern Lights in Thuringia, Germany

In Thuringia the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.3, first near Nordhausen. Mühlhausen/Thuringia has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Thuringia

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 7.3 by eye or Kp 5.7 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Nordhausen 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 43,912
Erfurt 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 218,793
Jena 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 104,712
Gera 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 104,659
Weimar 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 64,727
Gotha 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 46,615
Eisenach 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 40,747
Altenburg 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 38,568
Mühlhausen/Thuringia 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 38,108
Arnstadt 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 25,678
Suhl 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 43,509
Ilmenau 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 38,834
Saalfeld/Saale 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 28,023

Best months in Thuringia

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

Activity of Kp 7.3 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 Nordhausen Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Nordhausen 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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