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Northern Lights in Piedmont, Italy

In Piedmont the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Torino. Novara has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Piedmont

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9+ by eye or Kp 7.3 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
Torino	9+	7.3	N	City sky	847,287
Novara	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	101,916
Settimo Torinese	9+	7.3	N	City sky	47,485
Vercelli	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	45,875
Biella	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	43,030
Venaria Reale	9+	7.3	N	City sky	33,531
Casale Monferrato	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	33,213
Verbania	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	31,070
Pallanza-Intra-Suna	9+	7.3	N	Bright suburban sky	28,911

Best months in Piedmont

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) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) camera in Torino 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 Piedmont

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