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Northern Lights in Leinster, Ireland

In Leinster the aurora is visible from about Kp 5.7, first near Dundalk. Skerries has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Leinster

Saturday 17 October, around 02:30

Photos only · Dundalk · Reliability: good

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Dundalk 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 43,112
Dublin 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 1,024,027
Tallaght 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 81,022
Drogheda 6 4.3 N City sky 44,135
Swords 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 40,776
Navan 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 33,886
Dún Laoghaire 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 31,239
Athlone 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 22,869
Mullingar 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 22,667
Balbriggan 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 21,722
Celbridge 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 20,288
Finglas 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 19,768
Rathfarnham 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 17,333
Maynooth 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 17,259
Malahide 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 16,550
Blanchardstown 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,511
Tullamore 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 15,598
Leixlip 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 15,504
Lucan 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 15,269
Knocklyon 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,628
Clondalkin 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,508
Ashbourne 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 12,679
Dundrum 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,152
Crumlin 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,294
Palmerstown 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,130
Longford 6 4.3 N City sky 10,952
Laytown 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 10,889
Jobstown 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 10,825
Donnybrook 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,645
Skerries 6 4.3 N Dark rural sky 10,043
Bray 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 33,512
Carlow 6.3 4.7 N City sky 27,351
Port Laoise 6.3 4.7 N City sky 23,494
Sandyford 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 22,288
Kilkenny 6.3 4.7 N City sky 21,589
Naas 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 20,713
Wicklow 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 12,957
Foxrock 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 12,870
Cabinteely 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 10,038
Wexford 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 21,524

Best months in Leinster

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

May has been the best month (1% of nights), followed by September (0.8%).

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: 1% Mar April: 1% Apr May: 1% May – 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 Dundalk 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 Dundalk 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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