AuroraMeteo
EN

United States228 places

Northern Lights in Texas, United States

In Texas the aurora is visible from about Kp 8.7, first near Pampa. Celina has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Texas

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.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Pampa 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,177
Dumas 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 15,001
Houston 9+ 6.3 N City sky 2,314,157
San Antonio 9+ 6.7 N City sky 1,526,656
Dallas 9+ 5 N City sky 1,326,087
Fort Worth 9+ 5 N City sky 1,008,106
Austin 9+ 6.3 N City sky 974,447
El Paso 9+ 6.3 N City sky 678,815
Arlington 9+ 5 N City sky 388,125
Corpus Christi 9+ 7.7 N City sky 316,239
Plano 9+ 5 N City sky 283,558
Laredo 9+ 8 N City sky 256,153
Lubbock 9+ 5 N City sky 249,042
Garland 9+ 5 N City sky 236,897
Irving 9+ 5 N City sky 236,607
Cypress 9+ 6.3 N City sky 200,839
Amarillo 9+ 4 N City sky 198,645
Grand Prairie 9+ 5 N City sky 187,809
Brownsville 9+ 8.3 N City sky 186,738
McKinney 9+ 5 N City sky 162,898
Frisco 9+ 5 N City sky 154,407
Pasadena 9+ 6.3 N City sky 153,784
Mesquite 9+ 5 N City sky 144,788
Killeen 9+ 6 N City sky 140,806
McAllen 9+ 8.3 N City sky 140,269
Carrollton 9+ 5 N City sky 133,168
Midland 9+ 5.7 N City sky 132,524
Waco 9+ 5.7 N City sky 132,356
Denton 9+ 5 N City sky 131,044
Abilene 9+ 5.3 N City sky 125,182
Round Rock 9+ 6.3 N City sky 115,997
Beaumont 9+ 6.3 N City sky 115,282
Odessa 9+ 6 N City sky 114,428
Richardson 9+ 5 N City sky 110,815
Pearland 9+ 6.7 N City sky 108,821
College Station 9+ 6 N City sky 107,889
Wichita Falls 9+ 4.7 N City sky 104,710
Lewisville 9+ 5 N City sky 104,039
Tyler 9+ 5.3 N City sky 103,700
San Angelo 9+ 6 N City sky 99,893
Allen 9+ 5 N City sky 98,143
Longview 9+ 5 N City sky 82,287
Bryan 9+ 6 N City sky 82,118
Temple 9+ 6 N City sky 72,277
Flower Mound 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 71,253
North Richland Hills 9+ 5 N City sky 69,204
Celina 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 64,427
Mansfield 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 64,274
Rowlett 9+ 5 N City sky 60,236
Euless 9+ 5 N City sky 54,219
DeSoto 9+ 5 N City sky 52,486
Grapevine 9+ 5 N City sky 51,404
The Trails of Frisco 9+ 5 N City sky 51,059
Bedford 9+ 5 N City sky 49,337
Cedar Hill 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 48,507
Wylie 9+ 5 N City sky 46,708
Keller 9+ 5 N City sky 45,758
Haltom City 9+ 5 N City sky 44,206
Burleson 9+ 5.3 N City sky 43,625
Rockwall 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 42,566
The Colony 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 41,779
Coppell 9+ 5 N City sky 41,159
Huntsville 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 40,938
Sherman 9+ 4.7 N City sky 40,667
Duncanville 9+ 5 N City sky 39,826
Hurst 9+ 5 N City sky 39,016
Lancaster 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 38,801
Little Elm 9+ 5 N City sky 38,341
Texarkana 9+ 4.7 N City sky 37,280
Lufkin 9+ 5.7 N City sky 36,333
Nacogdoches 9+ 5.7 N City sky 33,894
Waxahachie 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 33,384
Copperas Cove 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 33,081
Farmers Branch 9+ 5 N City sky 32,689
Cleburne 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 30,020
Southlake 9+ 5 N City sky 29,941
Fort Hood 9+ 6 N City sky 29,589
Harker Heights 9+ 6 N Bright suburban sky 29,142
Big Spring 9+ 5.7 N City sky 28,862
Weatherford 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 28,742
Greenville 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 26,515
Colleyville 9+ 5 N City sky 25,487
Balch Springs 9+ 5 N City sky 25,210
Paris 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 24,782
Corsicana 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,952
Marshall 9+ 5 N City sky 23,820
Plainview 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,919
Belton 9+ 6 N City sky 20,547
Stephenville 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 20,120
Brownwood 9+ 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 19,031
Palestine 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,288
Gainesville 9+ 4.7 N Bright suburban sky 16,292
Sulphur Springs 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 16,098
Mount Pleasant 9+ 4.7 N City sky 16,051
Gatesville 9+ 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 15,724
Hereford 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 15,021
Canyon 9+ 4.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,887
Levelland 9+ 5 N Bright suburban sky 13,914
Andrews 9+ 5.7 N Bright suburban sky 13,816
Henderson 9+ 5.3 N City sky 13,529
Athens 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,788
Snyder 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,768
Sweetwater 9+ 5.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,809
Vernon 9+ 4.3 N Suburban sky 10,573
Bonham 9+ 4.7 N Suburban sky 10,079

Best months in Texas

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 Pampa 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 Pampa 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 5,009 villages and districts nearby.

Smaller places