Northern lights in Hammerfest
Can you see the aurora in Hammerfest tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Hammerfest.
Tonight in Hammerfest
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise — · Moonset —
Sunset 02:29 PM · Sunrise 07:52 AM
Visible ISS passes
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Aurora by place: Hammerfest
Geomagnetic latitude67.8°
Kp to see it low in the sky0.0
Kp to see it overhead1.2
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)365 / 334
Counts UT days whose maximum Kp reached the level needed here. Clouds and daylight are not included, so the real number of sightings is lower.
Dark enough for aurora
January, February, March, September, October, November, December.
Best months: February, March, September, October.