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Northern Lights in Lombardy, Italy

In Lombardy the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Milan. Como has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Lombardy

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9+ by eye or Kp 6 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Milan	9+	6	N	City sky	1,371,498
Brescia	9+	5.7	N	City sky	200,423
Monza	9+	5.7	N	City sky	124,398
Bergamo	9+	5.7	N	City sky	121,200
Como	9+	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	84,808
Busto Arsizio	9+	5.7	N	City sky	83,405
Sesto San Giovanni	9+	6	N	City sky	81,822
Varese	9+	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	80,588
Cinisello Balsamo	9+	5.7	N	City sky	75,943
Cremona	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	71,223
Pavia	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	65,734
Vigevano	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	57,970
Legnano	9+	5.7	N	City sky	57,589
Gallarate railway station	9+	5.7	N	City sky	50,439
Rho	9+	6	N	City sky	47,086
Lecco	9+	5.7	N	Bright suburban sky	46,580
Paderno Dugnano	9+	5.7	N	City sky	46,235
Cologno Monzese	9+	6	N	City sky	45,786
Seregno	9+	5.7	N	City sky	42,760
Desio	9+	5.7	N	City sky	41,960
Lodi	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	40,767
Cantù	9+	5.7	N	City sky	39,917
Rozzano	9+	6	N	City sky	39,731
Province of Mantua	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	39,260
Saronno	9+	5.7	N	City sky	38,099
Lissone	9+	5.7	N	City sky	37,353
Cesano Maderno	9+	5.7	N	City sky	36,986
Bollate	9+	6	N	City sky	35,235
Pioltello	9+	6	N	City sky	34,203
Corsico	9+	6	N	City sky	33,669
Brugherio	9+	5.7	N	City sky	33,061
Abbiategrasso	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	32,784
Limbiate	9+	5.7	N	City sky	32,062
Crema	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	31,481
San Giuliano Milanese	9+	6	N	Bright suburban sky	31,050
Cernusco sul Naviglio	9+	6	N	City sky	29,078
San Donato Milanese	9+	6	N	City sky	28,351
Segrate	9+	6	N	City sky	28,296
Parabiago	9+	5.7	N	City sky	26,364
Romano Banco	9+	6	N	City sky	26,163
Garbagnate Milanese	9+	5.7	N	City sky	25,974
Giussano	9+	5.7	N	City sky	25,916
Bresso	9+	6	N	City sky	25,712
Lainate	9+	5.7	N	City sky	25,011
Sondrio	9+	5.3	N	Bright suburban sky	19,208

Best months in Lombardy

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

Activity of Kp 9+ 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) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) camera in Milan 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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Best months in Lombardy

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