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Northern Lights in Vilnius County, Lithuania

In Vilnius County the aurora is visible from about Kp 5.3, first near Ukmergė. Elektrėnai has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Vilnius County

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

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Ukmergė	5.3	3.7	N	Rural to suburban	20,154
Vilnius	5.7	4	N	Bright suburban sky	542,366
Elektrėnai	5.7	4	N	Dark rural sky	13,501
Lentvaris	5.7	4	N	Rural to suburban	10,004

Best months in Vilnius County

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

September has been the best month (2% of nights), followed by August (1%).

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 camera in Ukmergė Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) eye in Ukmergė 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) 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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