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Northern Lights in Munster, Ireland

In Munster the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.3, first near Limerick. Waterford has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Munster

Photos only · Limerick · Reliability: low (rough trend)

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Limerick	6.3	4.7	N	City sky	102,287
Ennis	6.3	4.7	N	City sky	27,923
Nenagh	6.3	4.7	N	City sky	9,895
Waterford	6.7	5	N	Bright suburban sky	60,079
Tralee	6.7	5	N	Bright suburban sky	26,079
Clonmel	6.7	5	N	Bright suburban sky	18,369
Cork	7	5.3	N	Bright suburban sky	224,004
Douglas	7	5.3	N	Bright suburban sky	26,883

Best months in Munster

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

October has been the best month (0.6% of nights), followed by November (0.5%).

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 Limerick Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) eye in Limerick 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).

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