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Northern Lights in Vestland, Norway

In Vestland the aurora is visible from about Kp 1.7, first near Åsane. Hermansverk has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Vestland

Possible · Åsane · Reliability: medium

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Åsane	2.3	0.7	N	Suburban sky	40,146
Nesttun	2.3	0.7	N	Bright suburban sky	35,638
Førde	2.3	0.7	N	Bright suburban sky	10,339
Bergen	2.7	1	N	Suburban sky	294,029
Leirvik	2.7	1	N	City sky	14,126
Hermansverk	2.7	1	N	Dark rural sky	2,144

Best months in Vestland

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

April has been the best month (18% of nights), followed by September (13%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Åsane camera in Åsane 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) 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).

The town pages in this region also cover 416 villages and districts nearby.