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Northern Lights in Connecticut, United States

In Connecticut the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.3, first near Hartford. Mansfield has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Connecticut

Saturday 31 October, around 00:00

Photos only · Hartford · Reliability: low (rough trend)

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Hartford 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 121,054
Waterbury 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 108,802
Danbury 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 84,657
New Britain 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 72,808
West Hartford 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 63,268
Bristol 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 60,452
Meriden 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 59,988
East Hartford 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 51,252
Middletown 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 46,756
Enfield 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 45,212
Southington 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 43,501
West Torrington 6.3 4.7 NNW Rural to suburban 36,000
Torrington 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 34,906
Glastonbury 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 31,876
Naugatuck 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 31,538
Manchester 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 30,577
Newington 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 30,562
Cheshire 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 29,443
Windsor 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 28,778
Wethersfield 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 26,668
Mansfield 6.3 4.7 NNW Dark rural sky 26,439
Farmington 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 25,000
Bridgeport 6.7 5 NNW City sky 147,629
New Haven 6.7 5 NNW City sky 130,322
Stamford 6.7 5 NNW City sky 128,874
North Stamford 6.7 5 NNW Rural to suburban 121,230
Norwalk 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 88,485
East Norwalk 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 84,530
Hamden 6.7 5 NNW Suburban sky 59,847
Fairfield 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 59,052
West Haven 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 54,927
Milford 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 52,759
Stratford 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 51,384
Shelton 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 41,296
Norwich 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 39,899
Trumbull 6.7 5 NNW Suburban sky 36,018
Branford 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 29,438
East Haven 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 29,257
New London 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 27,179
Westport 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 26,391

Best months in Connecticut

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

September has been the best month (1% of nights), followed by October (0.8%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 1% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 1% 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 Hartford Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) eye in Hartford 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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