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G1Peak 26 June 2025 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 26 June 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 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 25 Jun 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 26 Jun 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 26 Jun 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 26 Jun 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 26 Jun 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 26 Jun 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 26 Jun 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 26 Jun 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 26 Jun 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 27 Jun 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 27 Jun 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 27 Jun 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 27 Jun 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 27 Jun 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 27 Jun 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 27 Jun 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Fri 27 Jun 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 28 Jun 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 26 JunFri 27 JunSat 28 Jun
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

1,351 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 325 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland Middlesbrough
United States 287 Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Fargo, Duluth Millinocket
Denmark 249 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Canada 227 Winnipeg, Quebec City, Regina, Greater Sudbury Charlottetown
Sweden 125 Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Växjö Trelleborg
Latvia 76 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 54 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Garliava
Estonia 3 Võru, Valga, Tõrva Võru
Ireland 3 Letterkenny, Buncrana, Gweedore Letterkenny
Germany 2 Westerland, Glücksburg Glücksburg
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

4,187 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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