G2Peak 29 June 2013 at 03:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 29 June 2013 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible
Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 21 hours.
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.
Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.
Where the aurora could be seen
4,155 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
| Country | Places | Examples | Furthest from the pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,674 | Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Detroit | Pittsburgh |
| Canada | 925 | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa | Yarmouth |
| United Kingdom | 374 | Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne | Middlesbrough |
| Sweden | 53 | Jönköping, Växjö, Halmstad, Kalmar | Halmstad |
| Latvia | 49 | Riga, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Ventspils | Jelgava |
| Denmark | 28 | Aalborg, Nørresundby, Frederikshavn, Skive | Skive |
| Australia | 20 | Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie | Smithton |
| New Zealand | 18 | Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Wānaka | Waimate |
| Estonia | 8 | Võru, Valga, Põlva, Tõrva | Võru |
| Ireland | 6 | Letterkenny, Sligo, Buncrana, Ballybofey | Sligo |
Only in photos
3,988 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- GermanyMünchen, Bremen, Hannover
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- PolandGdańsk, Gdynia, Olsztyn
- NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague
- SwitzerlandZürich, Geneva, Basel
- LithuaniaVilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- FranceNantes, Rennes, Angers
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- CroatiaVaraždin County, Bjelovar, Koprivnica
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- LiechtensteinSchaan, Triesen, Balzers
- ChinaBei'an, Tacheng, Zalantun
- ItalyTrento, Bolzano, Udine
- ArgentinaUshuaia, Río Grande, Tolhuin
- ChilePunta Arenas, Porvenir, Puerto Williams
- KazakhstanKostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- Falkland IslandsStanley
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.