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G2Peak 29 May 2025 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 May 2025 (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 24 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 28 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 28 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 28 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 28 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 28 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 28 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 28 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 28 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 29 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Thu 29 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 29 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 29 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 29 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 29 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 29 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 29 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 30 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 30 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 30 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 30 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 30 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 30 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 30 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 30 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 28 MayThu 29 MayFri 30 May
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

1,822 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 595 Seattle, Boston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis Providence
United Kingdom 411 Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds Nottingham
Canada 376 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Eastern Passage
Sweden 111 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Linköping Trelleborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Germany 70 Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel, Lübeck Bremen
Ireland 49 Dublin, Limerick, Galway, Tallaght Kilkenny
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
New Zealand 9 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Wānaka Wānaka
Norway 8 Kristiansand, Arendal, Grimstad, Larvik Mandal
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Netherlands 7 Groningen, Leeuwarden, Drachten, Sneek Drachten
Kazakhstan 1 Petropavl Petropavl
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

3,150 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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