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Northern Lights in Stockholm County, Sweden

In Stockholm County the aurora is visible from about Kp 2.7, first near Stockholm. Åkersberga has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Stockholm County

Wednesday 21 October, around 00:00

Good chance · Stockholm · Reliability: low (rough trend)

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Stockholm 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 1,515,017
Sollentuna 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 139,606
Huddinge railway station 3 1.3 N City sky 90,182
Haninge 3 1.3 N City sky 74,968
Södertälje 3 1.3 N City sky 70,777
Solna 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 66,909
Täby Municipality 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 58,123
Lidingö 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 42,466
Tumba 3 1.3 N City sky 40,832
Upplands Väsby railway station 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 36,534
Sundbyberg 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,529
Åkersberga 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 32,659
Danderyd 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,425
Vallentuna 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 31,937
Märsta 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 27,034
Nacka 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 25,170
Jakobsberg 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 24,046
Trångsund 3 1.3 N City sky 23,110
Gustavsberg 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 20,774
Norrtälje 3 1.3 N City sky 19,365
Rinkeby 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 19,349
Tullinge 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,000
Handen 3 1.3 N City sky 11,524
Ekerö 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 11,505
Alby 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,400
Jordbro 3 1.3 N City sky 10,757
Kista 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,254
Kungsängen railway station 3 1.3 N Suburban sky 10,151
Vårby 3 1.3 N City sky 10,115
Nynäshamn 3.3 1.7 N City sky 14,532

Best months in Stockholm 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 August (8%).

0%10%20% – Jul August: 8% Aug September: 10% Sept October: 4% Oct November: 2% Nov December: 3% Dec January: 1% Jan February: 2% Feb March: 6% Mar April: 7% Apr May: 4% May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet camera in Stockholm Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled eye in Stockholm Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
  3. Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
  7. 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.
  8. 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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