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Northern Lights in Kansas, United States

In Kansas the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.7, first near Atchison. Minneapolis has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Kansas

Saturday 31 October, around 00:30

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Atchison 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 10,712
Marysville 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 3,323
Hiawatha 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 3,095
Seneca 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 2,034
Overland Park 7 5.3 N City sky 186,515
Kansas City 7 5.3 N City sky 152,933
Olathe 7 5.3 N City sky 134,305
Topeka 7 5.3 N City sky 125,963
Lawrence 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 93,917
Shawnee 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 65,046
Manhattan 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 56,308
Lenexa 7 5.3 N City sky 52,490
Leavenworth 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 35,980
Leawood 7 5.3 N City sky 34,579
Junction City 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 24,621
Colby 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 5,417
Concordia 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 5,218
Clay Center 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 4,173
Beloit 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 3,790
Holton 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 3,263
Norton 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 2,841
Phillipsburg 7 5.3 N Suburban sky 2,524
Minneapolis 7 5.3 N Rural to suburban 2,002
Salina 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 47,813
Emporia 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 24,649
Hays 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 21,092
Great Bend 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 15,717
McPherson 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 13,144
Ottawa 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 12,387
Abilene 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 6,558
Paola 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 5,527
Russell 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 4,534
Goodland 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 4,457
Lyons 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 3,725
Garnett 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 3,258
Ellsworth 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 3,057
Burlington 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 2,615
Council Grove 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 2,086
Oakley 7.3 5.7 N Suburban sky 2,045
Wichita 7.7 6 N City sky 396,119
Hutchinson 7.7 6 N City sky 41,569
Newton 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 19,216
El Dorado 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 12,931
Fort Scott 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 7,838
Iola 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 5,470
Larned 7.7 6 N Bright suburban sky 3,967
Scott City 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 3,838
Girard 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 2,760
Eureka 7.7 6 N Rural to suburban 2,450
Fredonia 7.7 6 N Suburban sky 2,326
Dodge City 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,912
Garden City 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 27,005
Winfield 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,204
Independence 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 8,958
Wellington 8 6.3 N Rural to suburban 7,987
Pratt 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 6,849
Ulysses 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 6,097
Columbus 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 3,146
Kingman 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 3,086
Cimarron 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 2,262
Anthony 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 2,230
Lakin 8 6.3 N Suburban sky 2,202
Liberal 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,746
Hugoton 8.3 6.7 N Suburban sky 3,964
Elkhart 8.3 6.7 N Rural to suburban 2,042

Best months in Kansas

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 (0.9%).

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: 1% Apr May: 1% 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 Atchison 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) eye in Atchison 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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