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Northern Lights in Gelderland, Netherlands
In Gelderland the aurora is visible from about Kp 7, first near Arnhem. Epe has the darkest skies among the larger places.
| Place | Kp needed | Kp for photos | Look towards | Light pollution | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 162,424 |
| Apeldoorn | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 136,670 |
| Ede | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 67,670 |
| Doetinchem | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 49,906 |
| Harderwijk | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 40,516 |
| Nijkerk | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 38,335 |
| Zutphen | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 36,188 |
| Wageningen | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 35,433 |
| Barneveld | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 35,095 |
| Epe | 7 | 5.3 | N | Dark rural sky | 33,385 |
| Winterswijk | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 29,623 |
| Culemborg | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 26,826 |
| Zevenaar | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 26,063 |
| Duiven | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 25,469 |
| Nijmegen | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Bright suburban sky | 177,359 |
| Tiel | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 40,702 |
| Wijchen | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 32,693 |
| Zaltbommel | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 26,383 |
| Geldermalsen | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 25,734 |
| Beuningen | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 25,557 |
Best months in Gelderland
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
Activity of Kp 7 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) camera in Arnhem 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) eye in Arnhem 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).
The town pages in this region also cover 630 villages and districts nearby.
Smaller places
- AaltenKp 7.3
- BemmelKp 7.3
- BennekomKp 7
- BorculoKp 7
- BrummenKp 7
- DidamKp 7
- DierenKp 7
- DoesburgKp 7
- EerbeekKp 7
- EibergenKp 7
- ElburgKp 7
- ElstKp 7.3
- ErmeloKp 7
- GroenloKp 7
- GroesbeekKp 7.3
- HattemKp 7
- HuissenKp 7
- LichtenvoordeKp 7
- LochemKp 7
- LunterenKp 7
- NunspeetKp 7
- OosterbeekKp 7
- PuttenKp 7
- TwelloKp 7
- UlftKp 7.3
- VaassenKp 7
- VelpKp 7
- WezepKp 7
- WischKp 7.3