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Northern Lights in Cēsis Municipality, Latvia

In Cēsis Municipality the aurora is visible from about Kp 4, first near Cēsis. Cēsis has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Cēsis Municipality

Thursday 22 October, around 00:30

Good chance · Cēsis · Reliability: low (rough trend)

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Cēsis 4 2.3 N City sky 15,020

Best months in Cēsis Municipality

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

September has been the best month (10% of nights), followed by April (5%).

0%10%20% July: 1% Jul August: 5% Aug September: 10% Sept October: 5% Oct November: 2% Nov December: 2% Dec January: 1% Jan February: 1% Feb March: 4% Mar April: 5% Apr May: 4% May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet camera in Cēsis 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 eye in Cēsis 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) 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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