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Northern Lights in Arizona, United States

In Arizona the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Phoenix. San Tan Valley has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Arizona

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.

Weather in Arizona

General forecast for Phoenix, the main town in Arizona. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Phoenix on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Phoenix 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 1,650,070
Tucson 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 542,629
Mesa 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 471,825
Chandler 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 260,828
Gilbert 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 247,542
Glendale 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 240,126
Scottsdale 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 236,839
Peoria 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 190,985
Tempe 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 175,826
Tempe Junction 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 158,368
Surprise 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 143,148
San Tan Valley 9+ 7.3 NNE Dark rural sky 81,321
Avondale 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 80,684
Goodyear 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 79,003
Flagstaff 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 70,320
Lake Havasu City 9+ 7.3 NNE Rural to suburban 53,553
Casa Grande 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 51,460
Buckeye 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 50,876
Maricopa 9+ 7.3 NNE Suburban sky 48,602
Prescott Valley 9+ 7.3 NNE Rural to suburban 42,197
Prescott 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 41,899
Bullhead City 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 39,445
Apache Junction 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 38,074
Sun City 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 37,499
Queen Creek 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 34,614
El Mirage 9+ 7.3 NNE City sky 33,935
Florence 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 31,110
Kingman 9+ 7.3 NNE Suburban sky 28,912

Best months in Arizona

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 Phoenix 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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