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Northern Lights in South Carolina, United States

In South Carolina the aurora is visible from about Kp 9, first near Rock Hill. Hilton Head Island has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in South Carolina

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9 by eye or Kp 7.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Weather in South Carolina

General forecast for Rock Hill, the main town in South Carolina. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Rock Hill on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Rock Hill 9 7.3 N City sky 71,548
Greenville 9 7.3 N City sky 64,579
Spartanburg 9 7.3 N City sky 37,867
Greer 9 7.3 N City sky 28,365
Mauldin 9 7.3 N City sky 25,135
Gaffney 9 7.3 N City sky 12,566
Columbia 9+ 7.3 N City sky 142,416
Charleston 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 132,609
North Charleston 9+ 7.3 N City sky 108,304
Mount Pleasant 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 81,317
Summerville 9+ 7.3 N City sky 48,848
Sumter 9+ 7.3 N City sky 40,816
Goose Creek 9+ 7.3 N City sky 40,633
Hilton Head Island 9+ 7.3 N Rural to suburban 40,512
Florence 9+ 7.3 N City sky 38,228
Myrtle Beach 9+ 7.3 N City sky 31,035
Aiken 9+ 7.3 N City sky 30,604
Anderson 9+ 7.3 N City sky 27,335
Greenwood 9+ 7.3 N City sky 23,260
Conway 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 21,053
Lexington 9+ 7.3 N City sky 20,138
Orangeburg 9+ 7.3 N City sky 13,460
Beaufort 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 13,306
Newberry 9+ 7.3 N City sky 10,331

Best months in South Carolina

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

Activity of Kp 9 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) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) camera in Rock Hill 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) eye in Rock Hill Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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