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Northern Lights in Halland, Sweden

In Halland the aurora is visible from about Kp 4, first near Kungsbacka. Onsala has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Halland

Possible · Kungsbacka · Reliability: low (rough trend)

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Kungsbacka	4	2.3	N	Suburban sky	18,698
Onsala	4	2.3	N	Dark rural sky	12,275
Halmstad	4.3	2.7	N	Suburban sky	70,480
Varberg	4.3	2.7	N	City sky	34,248
Falkenberg	4.3	2.7	N	Suburban sky	24,099

Best months in Halland

Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.

September has been the best month (7% of nights), followed by April (7%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet camera in Kungsbacka Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
Kp 4 Active eye in Kungsbacka Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
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).

The town pages in this region also cover 315 villages and districts nearby.