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Northern Lights in Nordland, Norway

In Nordland the aurora is visible from about Kp 0, first near Bodø. Andenes has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Nordland

Wednesday 21 October, around 00:00

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Bodø 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 34,073
Mo i Rana 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 18,866
Narvik 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 14,141
Sortland 0 0 N Rural to suburban 10,468
Mosjøen 0 0 N Suburban sky 9,636
Fauske 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 5,953
Sandnessjøen 0 0 N Rural to suburban 5,778
Brønnøysund 0 0 N Rural to suburban 5,045
Svolvær 0 0 N Rural to suburban 4,720
Leknes 0 0 N Rural to suburban 3,556
Stokmarknes 0 0 N Rural to suburban 3,367
Løding 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 2,835
Andenes 0 0 N Pristine dark sky 2,694
Rognan 0 0 N Rural to suburban 2,584
Løpsmarka 0 0 N Dark rural sky 2,308
Kabelvåg 0 0 N Dark rural sky 2,291
Melbu 0 0 N Suburban sky 2,257
Evjen 0 0 N Pristine dark sky 2,127
Hauknes 0 0 N Dark rural sky 2,110
Myre 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 2,086
Lødingen 0 0 N Dark rural sky 1,976
Gravdal 0 0 N Dark rural sky 1,662
Ørnes 0 0 N Dark rural sky 1,624
Hemnesberget 0 0 N Pristine dark sky 1,335
Nesna 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 1,211
Glomfjord 0 0 N Rural to suburban 1,089
Bjerkvik 0 0 N Suburban sky 1,088

Best months in Nordland

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

September has been the best month (24% of nights), followed by October (23%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 5% Aug September: 24% Sept October: 23% Oct November: 22% Nov December: 23% Dec January: 22% Jan February: 21% Feb March: 20% Mar April: 11% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Bodø 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) 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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