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Northern Lights in Massachusetts, United States

In Massachusetts the aurora is visible from about Kp 6, first near Lowell. Yarmouth has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Massachusetts

Saturday 31 October, around 00:00

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Lowell 6 4.3 NNW City sky 110,699
Lawrence 6 4.3 NNW City sky 80,231
Haverhill 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 62,765
Methuen 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 52,044
Pittsfield 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 43,303
Leominster 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 41,569
Beverly 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 41,186
Fitchburg 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 40,545
Beverly Cove 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 40,365
Billerica 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 39,904
Amherst 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 39,833
Chelmsford 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 33,925
Gloucester 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 29,781
Tewksbury 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 29,326
Dracut 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 28,831
Northampton 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 28,540
North Andover 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 28,222
Danvers 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 26,493
Wakefield 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 24,932
Reading 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 24,747
Burlington 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 24,498
Wilmington 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 22,325
Westford 6 4.3 NNW Rural to suburban 21,587
Acton 6 4.3 NNW Rural to suburban 20,897
Gardner 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 20,333
Greenfield 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 19,753
Amherst Center 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 19,065
Amesbury 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 18,313
Newburyport 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 17,982
South Hadley 6 4.3 NNW Rural to suburban 17,652
Holden 6 4.3 NNW Rural to suburban 17,016
Concord 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 16,810
Easthampton 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 16,611
North Reading 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 14,101
Bedford 6 4.3 NNW Bright suburban sky 12,502
Lynnfield 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 11,596
Tyngsboro 6 4.3 NNW Rural to suburban 11,366
Maynard 6 4.3 NNW Suburban sky 10,106
Boston 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 653,833
Worcester 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 206,518
Springfield 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 154,341
Cambridge 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 110,402
Dorchester 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 97,826
Brockton 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 95,314
Quincy 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 93,618
Lynn 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 92,457
Newton 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 88,817
Somerville 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 80,318
Framingham 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 68,318
Framingham Center 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 65,413
Waltham 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 63,378
Malden 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 61,068
Brookline 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 58,732
Medford 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 57,403
Taunton 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 56,789
Chicopee 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 56,741
North Chicopee 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 55,179
Weymouth 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 54,395
Revere 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 53,422
Peabody 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 52,504
South Peabody 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 50,293
Everett 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 46,050
Attleboro 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 44,284
East Boston 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 43,066
Salem 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 42,869
Arlington 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 42,844
Westfield 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 41,690
Holyoke 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 40,684
Marlborough 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 39,818
Woburn 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 39,555
Chelsea 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 39,398
Braintree 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 37,297
Mattapan 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 36,299
Shrewsbury 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 33,893
Natick 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 32,276
Randolph 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 32,112
Watertown 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 31,915
Hyde Park 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 31,845
Lexington 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 31,394
Franklin 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 30,636
West Roxbury 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 30,442
Ashmont station 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 30,000
Needham 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 28,886
Allston 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 28,821
Agawam 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 28,761
Norwood 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 28,602
Melrose 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 27,997
Wellesley 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 27,982
West Springfield 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 27,912
Roslindale 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 27,683
Milton 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 27,003
Stoughton 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 26,915
Saugus 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 26,628
Milford 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 25,055
Dedham 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 24,729
Stoneham 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 21,437
Winchester 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 21,374
Marblehead 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 19,808
Hudson 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 14,907
North Adams 6.3 4.7 NNW Suburban sky 13,263
New Bedford 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 101,079
Fall River 6.7 5 NNW City sky 94,000
Barnstable 6.7 5 NNW Rural to suburban 47,821
Yarmouth 6.7 5 NNW Dark rural sky 25,243

Best months in Massachusetts

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

September has been the best month (2% of nights), followed by June (1%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 1% Aug September: 2% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 1% Nov December: 1% Dec January: 1% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 1% Mar April: 0% 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 camera in Lowell 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) eye in Lowell 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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