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Northern Lights in Utah, United States

In Utah the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.7, first near Logan. Eagle Mountain has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Utah

Saturday 31 October, around 00:30

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Logan 6.7 5 NNE Bright suburban sky 50,371
Ogden 7 5.3 NNE City sky 85,444
Layton 7 5.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 74,143
Roy 7 5.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 37,964
Clearfield 7 5.3 NNE City sky 30,653
Kaysville 7 5.3 NNE Suburban sky 30,472
Syracuse 7 5.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 27,395
Farmington 7 5.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 22,566
Brigham City 7 5.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 18,752
Salt Lake City 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 215,548
West Valley City 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 136,208
Provo 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 115,162
West Jordan 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 111,946
Orem 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 94,457
Sandy 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 87,461
South Jordan 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 66,648
Millcreek 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 62,139
Taylorsville 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 60,514
Lehi 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 58,486
Murray 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 49,250
Draper 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 46,774
Bountiful 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 43,784
Riverton 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 41,900
Pleasant Grove 7.3 5.7 NNE Suburban sky 38,052
Kearns 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 35,731
Cottonwood Heights 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 34,343
Tooele 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 33,157
Midvale 7.3 5.7 NNE City sky 32,613
Holladay 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 30,864
Herriman 7.3 5.7 NNE Suburban sky 30,835
American Fork 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 28,326
Eagle Mountain 7.3 5.7 NNE Dark rural sky 27,332
Magna 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 26,505
Saratoga Springs 7.3 5.7 NNE Rural to suburban 25,407
Vernal 7.3 5.7 NNE Bright suburban sky 11,200
Spanish Fork 7.7 6 NNE Bright suburban sky 37,935
Springville 7.7 6 NNE Suburban sky 32,286
Cedar City 9 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 30,184
St. George 9+ 7.3 NNE Bright suburban sky 72,897

Best months in Utah

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

May has been the best month (0.9% of nights), followed by April (0.6%).

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 1% 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 Logan 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) eye in Logan 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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