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Northern Lights in Rhode Island, United States

In Rhode Island the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.3, first near Providence. Coventry has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Rhode Island

Saturday 31 October, around 00:00

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Providence 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 190,934
Cranston 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 81,073
Pawtucket 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 71,591
East Providence 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 47,408
Woonsocket 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 41,475
Coventry 6.3 4.7 NNW Dark rural sky 35,525
Cumberland 6.3 4.7 NNW Rural to suburban 34,843
North Providence 6.3 4.7 NNW City sky 33,835
Johnston 6.3 4.7 NNW Bright suburban sky 29,247
Warwick 6.7 5 NNW Bright suburban sky 81,699
South Kingstown 6.7 5 NNW Dark rural sky 30,826
West Warwick 6.7 5 NNW Suburban sky 30,146
North Kingstown 6.7 5 NNW Rural to suburban 28,042

Best months in Rhode Island

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 April (0.5%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 1% Sept October: 1% Oct November: 0% 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 Providence Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) eye in Providence 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).

The town pages in this region also cover 304 villages and districts nearby.

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