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Northern Lights in Ohio, United States

In Ohio the aurora is visible from about Kp 5.7, first near Toledo. Vermilion-on-the-Lake has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Ohio

Friday 16 October, around 21:30

Photos only · Toledo · Reliability: good

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Toledo 5.7 4 N City sky 265,638
Perrysburg 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 21,423
Oregon 5.7 4 N City sky 20,102
Painesville 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 19,776
Sylvania 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 18,965
Ashtabula 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 18,371
Maumee 5.7 4 N Bright suburban sky 13,940
Conneaut 5.7 4 N Suburban sky 12,712
Cleveland 6 4.3 N City sky 365,379
Akron 6 4.3 N City sky 197,542
Parma 6 4.3 N City sky 79,937
Youngstown 6 4.3 N City sky 64,628
Lorain 6 4.3 N City sky 63,647
Elyria 6 4.3 N City sky 53,775
Lakewood 6 4.3 N City sky 50,656
Cuyahoga Falls 6 4.3 N City sky 49,146
Euclid 6 4.3 N City sky 47,676
Mentor 6 4.3 N City sky 46,901
Cleveland Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 44,962
Strongsville 6 4.3 N City sky 44,668
Findlay 6 4.3 N City sky 41,149
Warren 6 4.3 N City sky 40,245
Stow 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 34,797
Brunswick 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,689
Collinwood 6 4.3 N City sky 34,220
North Ridgeville 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,483
Westlake 6 4.3 N City sky 32,428
North Olmsted 6 4.3 N City sky 32,004
Bowling Green 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,246
North Royalton 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 30,311
Kent 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 29,810
Austintown 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 29,677
Garfield Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 28,097
Shaker Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 27,646
Medina 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,339
Barberton 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,234
Sandusky 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 25,212
Glenville 6 4.3 N City sky 23,559
Avon Lake 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,453
Solon 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,043
Maple Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 22,631
Willoughby 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 22,631
Avon 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 22,544
Hudson 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 22,437
Wadsworth 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 21,860
South Euclid 6 4.3 N City sky 21,794
Rocky River 6 4.3 N City sky 20,376
Parma Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 20,246
Broadview Heights 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 19,229
Berea 6 4.3 N City sky 18,874
Twinsburg 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,872
Mayfield Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 18,840
Brook Park 6 4.3 N City sky 18,809
Niles 6 4.3 N City sky 18,651
Eastlake 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,232
Clark-Fulton 6 4.3 N City sky 18,185
Tiffin 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 17,687
Tallmadge 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 17,512
Detroit-Shoreway 6 4.3 N City sky 17,382
East Cleveland 6 4.3 N City sky 17,344
Norwalk 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,827
Defiance 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,776
Fairview Park 6 4.3 N City sky 16,407
Hough 6 4.3 N City sky 16,359
Streetsboro 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,312
Fremont 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,297
Aurora 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 15,838
Avon Center 6 4.3 N City sky 15,724
Middleburg Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 15,696
Bay Village 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 15,402
Willowick 6 4.3 N City sky 13,957
Lyndhurst 6 4.3 N City sky 13,691
Copley 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,641
Warrensville Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 13,542
Brecksville 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,440
University Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 13,202
Fostoria 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,167
Bedford 6 4.3 N City sky 12,747
Wickliffe 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,545
Amherst 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,135
Norton 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 12,036
Beachwood 6 4.3 N City sky 11,762
Seven Hills 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,690
Macedonia 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,686
Ravenna 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,619
Vermilion-on-the-Lake 6 4.3 N Rural to suburban 11,006
Brooklyn 6 4.3 N City sky 10,899
Van Wert 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,798
Bedford Heights 6 4.3 N City sky 10,625
Richmond Heights 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,469
Vermilion 6 4.3 N Suburban sky 10,434
Struthers 6 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,375
Canton 6.3 4.7 N City sky 71,885
Mansfield 6.3 4.7 N City sky 46,830
Dublin 6.3 4.7 N City sky 45,098
Westerville 6.3 4.7 N City sky 38,384
Delaware 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 37,995
Lima 6.3 4.7 N City sky 37,873
Marion 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 36,363
Boardman 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 35,376
Massillon 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 32,252
Wooster 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 26,749
Green 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 25,898
Troy 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 25,659
Marysville 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 22,817
Sidney 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,858
Ashland 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,317
Steubenville 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 18,219
New Philadelphia 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 17,484
Mount Vernon 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 16,742
New Franklin 6.3 4.7 N Rural to suburban 14,275
Bellefontaine 6.3 4.7 N Suburban sky 13,117
Greenville 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 13,006
Bucyrus 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 11,916
Urbana 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 11,547
Coshocton 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 11,121
Celina 6.3 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 10,387
Columbus 6.7 5 N City sky 913,175
Dayton 6.7 5 N City sky 135,512
Hamilton 6.7 5 N City sky 62,407
Springfield 6.7 5 N City sky 59,680
Kettering 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 55,525
Middletown 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 48,760
Newark 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 47,986
Beavercreek 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 46,277
Lancaster 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 39,766
Grove City 6.7 5 N City sky 39,388
Huber Heights 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 38,176
Reynoldsburg 6.7 5 N City sky 37,158
Upper Arlington 6.7 5 N City sky 34,907
Gahanna 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 34,590
Hilliard 6.7 5 N City sky 33,649
Fairborn 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 33,452
Xenia 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 25,976
Zanesville 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 25,498
Lebanon 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 20,623
Washington Court House 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 14,019
Circleville 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 13,857
Wilmington 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 12,449
Cambridge 6.7 5 N Suburban sky 10,402
London 6.7 5 N Bright suburban sky 10,060
Cincinnati 7 5.3 N City sky 311,097
Fairfield 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 42,767
Mason 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,662
Athens 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 25,044
Chillicothe 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 21,727
Marietta 7 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,900
Portsmouth 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,409
Ironton 7.3 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 10,900

Best months in Ohio

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

September has been the best month (4% of nights), followed by March (2%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 1% Aug September: 4% Sept October: 2% Oct November: 1% Nov December: 1% Dec January: 1% Jan February: 1% Feb March: 2% Mar April: 1% Apr May: 2% 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 Toledo 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 Toledo 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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