Northern lights in Kiruna
Can you see the aurora in Kiruna tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Kiruna.
Tonight in Kiruna
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise — · Moonset —
Sunset 03:08 PM · Sunrise 07:40 AM
Visible ISS passes
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Aurora by place: Kiruna
Geomagnetic latitude65.7°
Kp to see it low in the sky0.4
Kp to see it overhead2.0
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)363 / 249
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, April, September, October, November, December.
Best months: February, March, September, October.