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G1Peak 14 March 2025 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 14 March 2025 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 13 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 13 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 13 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 13 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 13 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 13 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 13 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 13 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 14 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 14 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 14 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 14 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 14 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 15 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 13 MarFri 14 MarSat 15 Mar
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

1,484 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 435 Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Cedar Rapids
Canada 322 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa LaSalle
United Kingdom 169 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 148 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Finland 123 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Norway 77 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,355 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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