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Northern Lights in Alabama, United States

In Alabama the aurora is visible from about Kp 9, first near Huntsville. Madison has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Alabama

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9 by eye or Kp 7.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Huntsville 9 7.3 N City sky 215,006
Decatur 9 7.3 N City sky 55,437
Madison 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 46,962
Florence 9 7.3 N City sky 40,026
East Florence 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 35,733
Athens 9 7.3 N City sky 24,966
Scottsboro 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,722
Birmingham 9+ 7.3 N City sky 196,357
Montgomery 9+ 7.3 N City sky 195,287
Mobile 9+ 7.3 N City sky 183,289
Tuscaloosa 9+ 7.3 N City sky 111,338
Hoover 9+ 7.3 N City sky 84,848
Dothan 9+ 7.3 N City sky 68,567
Auburn 9+ 7.3 N City sky 62,059
Phenix City 9+ 7.3 N City sky 37,570
Gadsden 9+ 7.3 N City sky 36,084
Prattville 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 35,420
Vestavia Hills 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,174
Alabaster 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,707
Opelika 9+ 7.3 N City sky 29,527
Enterprise 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,978
Bessemer 9+ 7.3 N City sky 26,730
Homewood 9+ 7.3 N City sky 25,708
Anniston 9+ 7.3 N City sky 22,347
Selma 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 19,519
Troy 9+ 7.3 N City sky 18,853
Talladega 9+ 7.3 N City sky 15,709
Cullman 9+ 7.3 N City sky 15,350
Ozark 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,719
Fort Payne 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,150
Jasper 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,071

Best months in Alabama

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

Activity of Kp 9 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: 0% Sept October: 0% 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) 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) camera in Huntsville 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) eye in Huntsville Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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