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Northern Lights in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

In Opole Voivodeship the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.7, first near Brzeg. Namysłów has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Opole Voivodeship

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 7.7 by eye or Kp 6 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Brzeg 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 38,259
Kluczbork 7.7 6 N Rural to suburban 25,978
Namysłów 7.7 6 N Dark rural sky 16,376
Opole 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 127,676
Kędzierzyn-Koźle 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 65,636
Nysa 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 47,283
Prudnik 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 23,343
Strzelce Opolskie 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 20,241
Krapkowice 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 18,275
Głubczyce 8 6.3 N Rural to suburban 13,697

Best months in Opole Voivodeship

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

Activity of Kp 7.7 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 Brzeg 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) eye in Brzeg 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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