Northern lights in Reykjavík
Can you see the aurora in Reykjavík tonight? Live Kp, cloud cover and darkness, plus how often the northern lights reach Reykjavík.
Tonight in Reykjavík
Can I see the northern lights tonight?
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Moon tonight
Waning gibbous
Illuminated: 82% · Age: 18.9 days
Moonrise — · Moonset —
Sunset 05:20 PM · Sunrise 09:04 AM
Visible ISS passes
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Aurora by place: Reykjavík
Geomagnetic latitude68.8°
Kp to see it low in the sky0.0
Kp to see it overhead0.8
Nights per year with enough activity (2016–2025 average)365 / 354
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, August, September, October, November, December.
Best months: February, March, September, October.