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Northern Lights in Limburg, Netherlands

In Limburg the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.3, first near Venlo. Venray has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Limburg

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 7.3 by eye or Kp 5.7 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Venlo 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 101,988
Venray 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 39,047
Maastricht 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 122,378
Heerlen 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 93,084
Kerkrade 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 49,777
Weert 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 48,662
Sittard 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 48,400
Roermond 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 44,975
Geleen 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 32,790
Brunssum 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 29,254
Hoensbroek 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 25,000

Best months in Limburg

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

Activity of Kp 7.3 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

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All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet 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 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) camera in Venlo Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Venlo 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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