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Northern Lights in Oklahoma, United States

In Oklahoma the aurora is visible from about Kp 8, first near Miami. Durant has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Oklahoma

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 8 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
Miami 8 6.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,611
Tulsa 8.3 6.7 N City sky 413,066
Broken Arrow 8.3 6.7 N City sky 106,563
Enid 8.3 6.7 N City sky 51,776
Bartlesville 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 36,595
Owasso 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 34,542
Claremore 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 18,997
Woodward 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 12,993
Guymon 8.3 6.7 N Bright suburban sky 11,921
Edmond 8.7 7 N City sky 90,092
Stillwater 8.7 7 N City sky 48,967
Muskogee 8.7 7 N City sky 38,456
Sapulpa 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 20,579
Tahlequah 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 16,598
Okmulgee 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 12,244
Guthrie 8.7 7 N Bright suburban sky 11,270
Oklahoma City 9 7.3 N City sky 681,054
Norman 9 7.3 N City sky 128,026
Moore 9 7.3 N City sky 60,451
Midwest City 9 7.3 N City sky 57,249
Shawnee 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 31,286
Yukon 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 25,892
El Reno 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,516
McAlester 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,310
Chickasha 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,488
Lawton 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 96,655
Ardmore 9+ 4.3 N City sky 25,176
Duncan 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,231
Altus 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 19,214
Ada 9+ 4 N Bright suburban sky 17,303
Durant 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 17,286

Best months in Oklahoma

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

Activity of Kp 8 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 Miami 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) eye in Miami 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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