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Northern Lights in Florida, United States

In Florida the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near Jacksonville. Santa Rosa Beach has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Florida

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9+ by eye or Kp 6.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Jacksonville 9+ 6.3 N City sky 1,009,833
Miami 9+ 8.3 N City sky 487,014
Tampa 9+ 7.3 N City sky 414,547
Orlando 9+ 7 N City sky 334,854
St. Petersburg 9+ 7.3 N City sky 257,083
Hialeah 9+ 8.3 N City sky 237,069
Tallahassee 9+ 6 N City sky 201,731
Fort Lauderdale 9+ 8.3 N City sky 183,146
Cape Coral 9+ 8 N City sky 175,229
Pembroke Pines 9+ 8.3 N City sky 166,611
Port St. Lucie 9+ 7.7 N Suburban sky 164,603
Hollywood 9+ 8.3 N City sky 149,728
Gainesville 9+ 6.3 N City sky 145,214
Miramar 9+ 8.3 N City sky 137,132
Coral Springs 9+ 8.3 N City sky 129,485
West Palm Beach 9+ 8 N City sky 120,932
Palm Bay 9+ 7.3 N City sky 119,760
Clearwater 9+ 7.3 N City sky 117,292
Miami Gardens 9+ 8.3 N City sky 113,187
Pompano Beach 9+ 8.3 N City sky 107,762
Lakeland 9+ 7.3 N City sky 104,401
Brandon 9+ 7.3 N City sky 103,483
Davie 9+ 8.3 N City sky 100,882
East Pensacola Heights 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 54,104
Pensacola 9+ 6 N City sky 53,724
Santa Rosa Beach 9+ 6 N Rural to suburban 32,459
Navarre 9+ 6 N Suburban sky 31,378
Ferry Pass 9+ 6 N City sky 28,921
Crestview 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 23,270
Fernandina Beach 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 12,339

Best months in Florida

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) camera in Jacksonville 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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