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Northern Lights in Wales, United Kingdom

In Wales the aurora is visible from about Kp 6, first near Wrexham. Rhondda has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Wales

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 6.3 by eye or Kp 4.7 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Wrexham 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 65,692
Buckley 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 63,576
Deeside 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 32,000
Colwyn Bay 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 29,275
Flint 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 26,442
Rhyl 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 25,874
Hawarden 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 25,513
Rhosllanerchrugog 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 25,362
Mold 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 10,058
Merthyr Tydfil 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 43,820
Ebbw Vale 7 5.3 N Rural to suburban 33,068
Carmarthen 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 15,854
Haverfordwest 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 14,596
Cardiff 7.3 5.7 N City sky 372,089
Swansea 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 300,352
Newport 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 161,506
Rhondda 7.3 5.7 N Dark rural sky 69,506
Tonypandy 7.3 5.7 N Rural to suburban 62,545
Barry 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 54,673
Bridgend 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 49,597
Llanelli 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 49,591
Cwmbrân 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 48,535
Neath 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 46,126
Coity 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 41,352
Pontypool 7.3 5.7 N Rural to suburban 35,686
Briton Ferry 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 35,179
Pontypridd 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 31,206
Aberdare 7.3 5.7 N Rural to suburban 31,135
Caerphilly 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 31,060

Best months in Wales

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

Activity of Kp 6.3 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled 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) camera in Wrexham Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) eye in Wrexham 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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