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Northern Lights in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

In Silesian Voivodeship the aurora is visible from about Kp 7.7, first near Częstochowa. Czerwionka-Leszczyny has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Silesian 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
Częstochowa 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 248,125
Katowice 8 6.3 N City sky 286,960
Sosnowiec 8 6.3 N City sky 227,295
Gliwice 8 6.3 N City sky 198,835
Zabrze 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 192,177
Bytom 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 189,186
Ruda Śląska 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 146,189
Rybnik 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 142,510
Tychy 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 130,000
Dąbrowa Górnicza 8 6.3 N City sky 116,971
Chorzów 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 113,430
Jaworzno 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 96,541
Siemianowice Śląskie 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 73,121
Myslowice 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 72,124
Tarnowskie Góry 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 60,938
Piekary Śląskie 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 59,757
Będzin 8 6.3 N City sky 58,236
Świętochłowice 8 6.3 N City sky 55,600
Zawiercie 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 53,159
Knurów 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 39,744
Mikołów 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 38,821
Czeladź 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,308
Myszków 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 33,273
Czerwionka-Leszczyny 8 6.3 N Rural to suburban 28,740
Bieruń 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 19,659
Bielsko-Biała 8.3 6.7 N City sky 176,515
Jastrzębie-Zdrój 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 95,813
Żory 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 63,174
Racibórz 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 58,464
Wodzisław Śląski 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 49,521
Cieszyn 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 35,586
Czechowice-Dziedzice 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 34,703
Żywiec 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 32,132
Pszczyna 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 25,288

Best months in Silesian 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.

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 0% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun
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 Częstochowa 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 Częstochowa 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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