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Northern Lights in Jönköping County, Sweden

In Jönköping County the aurora is visible from about Kp 3.7, first near Tranås. Huskvarna has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Jönköping County

Possible · Tranås · Reliability: low (rough trend)

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Tranås	3.7	2	N	City sky	14,550
Jönköping	4	2.3	N	Suburban sky	112,766
Huskvarna	4	2.3	N	Rural to suburban	21,500
Nässjö	4	2.3	N	Suburban sky	17,719
Vetlanda	4	2.3	N	Bright suburban sky	13,430
Gislaved	4	2.3	N	Bright suburban sky	10,180
Eksjö	4	2.3	N	Rural to suburban	10,157
Värnamo	4.3	2.7	N	City sky	19,061

Best months in Jönköping County

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

September has been the best month (10% of nights), followed by March (8%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet camera in Tranås 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 Tranås 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).

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