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Northern Lights in Oregon, United States

In Oregon the aurora is visible from about Kp 5.3, first near Hermiston. Damascus has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Oregon

Thursday 22 October, around 00:00

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Hermiston 5.3 3.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 17,201
Pendleton 5.3 3.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 16,881
The Dalles 5.7 4 NNE Suburban sky 15,340
La Grande 5.7 4 NNE Bright suburban sky 13,074
St. Helens 5.7 4 NNE Suburban sky 12,883
Portland 6 4.3 NNE City sky 652,503
Gresham 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 110,553
Hillsboro 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 102,347
Beaverton 6 4.3 NNE City sky 96,577
Tigard 6 4.3 NNE City sky 51,253
Aloha 6 4.3 NNE City sky 49,425
Lake Oswego 6 4.3 NNE Suburban sky 38,496
Oregon City 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 35,831
McMinnville 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 33,892
Tualatin 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 27,154
West Linn 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 26,593
Woodburn 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 25,173
Forest Grove 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 24,457
Newberg 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 22,780
Wilsonville 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 22,729
Milwaukie 6 4.3 NNE City sky 20,830
Bethany 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 20,646
Sherwood 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 19,283
Happy Valley 6 4.3 NNE Suburban sky 18,493
Canby 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 17,271
Troutdale 6 4.3 NNE Suburban sky 16,631
Oak Grove 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 16,629
Cedar Mill 6 4.3 NNE City sky 14,546
Oatfield 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 13,415
Cornelius 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 12,317
Gladstone 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 11,986
Oak Hills 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 11,333
Ontario 6 4.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 10,999
Damascus 6 4.3 NNE Rural to suburban 10,952
Sandy 6 4.3 NNE Suburban sky 10,644
Salem 6.3 4.7 NNE City sky 175,535
Bend 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 87,014
Corvallis 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 55,780
Albany 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 52,175
Keizer 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 37,895
Redmond 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 28,654
Dallas 6.3 4.7 NNE Suburban sky 15,277
Newport 6.3 4.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 10,268
Eugene 6.7 5 NNE City sky 176,654
Springfield 6.7 5 NNE Bright suburban sky 60,870
Roseburg 7 5.3 NNE Suburban sky 22,114
Medford 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 79,805
Grants Pass 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 37,088
Klamath Falls 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 21,399

Best months in Oregon

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 May (1%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 1% Aug September: 2% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 1% Nov December: 1% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 1% Feb March: 1% 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 camera in Hermiston Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) eye in Hermiston 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) 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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