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Thursday 29 October in Åre, 17:03
Northern lights in Åre
In Åre the aurora can show from about Kp 4.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 12 hours of proper darkness. It looks overcast all night (93 % cloud cover even in the clearest hours), so the chance is low.
Åre and the northern lights
Åre is a municipality in Jämtlands län, Sweden, with 12,705 inhabitants. The municipal centre lies at 63.3° N. What counts for the aurora is the magnetic latitude, 62.5° here. Here the aurora can show from about Kp 4.5, against Kp 6.5 in Stockholm. Activity was that high in 3% of the hours in 2014–2025.
It gets dark enough for the aurora every night except from 29 April to 12 August, with up to 15 hours of proper darkness a day in midwinter. Counting the darkness, that makes about 88 hours in a typical year with both darkness and enough activity, most of them in September. The clouds decide how many of them bring an aurora.
Tonight in Åre, hour by hour
When it is dark enough, how cloudy it is, and the chance each hour from the Kp forecast and the cloud cover. Hours already gone have no forecast.
- 18:00–
- 19:00–
- 20:00–
- 21:00–
- 22:0093 %
- 23:0093 %
- 00:0096 %
- 01:0095 %
- 02:0094 %
- 03:00100 %
- 04:00100 %
- 05:00100 %
The next seven nights in Åre
Darkness, cloud and the chance for each night. The Kp forecast reaches three nights; the dashed nights after rest on NOAA’s long-range outlook and are only a pointer.
- tonightLow12 hours darkOvercast all night93 % cloud coverKp max 2.3
- tomorrowLow12 hours darkOvercast all night84 % cloud coverKp max 5.0
- the day after tomorrowLow12 hours darkOvercast all night100 % cloud coverKp max 4.5
- SundayLow12 hours darkBest 18:00–20:0071 % cloud coverKp about 3.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- MondayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night100 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- TuesdayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night99 % cloud coverKp about 2.0Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- WednesdayLow12 hours darkOvercast all night100 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
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The next four weeks, night by night: activity, darkness and moon
- 30 Oct–1 NovPossible · Kp ≈ 5.0 · moon 61 %
- 16 Nov–18 NovPossible · Kp ≈ 4.0 · moon 56 %
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When can you see the northern lights in Åre?
The aurora needs both darkness and enough activity on the sun. Each column is a day: dark blue is the hours that are dark enough, green those of them when activity has been high enough here, on average 2014–2025.
Here it takes Kp 4.5 or more, which is rare: on average only a few minutes a night. The best chance is in September, October and November. Activity peaks around the March and September equinoxes, the nights are longest in midwinter.
- 0.2 hJan
- 0.3 hFeb
- 0.4 hMar
- 0.1 hApr
- 0 hMay
- 0 hJun
- 0 hJul
- 0.1 hAug
- 0.5 hSep
- 0.5 hOct
- 0.5 hNov
- 0.3 hDec
Clouds are left out: on average cloud cover varies little from month to month, while it decides each single night. See the forecast above.
Questions about the northern lights in Åre
Can I see the northern lights in Åre today?
In Åre the aurora can show from about Kp 4.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 12 hours of proper darkness. It looks overcast all night (93 % cloud cover even in the clearest hours), so the chance is low.
When is the northern lights season in Åre?
In Åre it gets dark enough for the aurora every night except from 29 April to 12 August, with up to 15 hours of proper darkness a day in midwinter. The best months are September, October and November, going by darkness and activity in 2014–2025.
What Kp do you need to see the northern lights in Åre?
In Åre the aurora can show from about Kp 4.5, against Kp 6.5 in Stockholm. Activity was that high in 3% of the hours in 2014–2025. Counting the darkness, that makes about 88 hours in a typical year with both darkness and enough activity, most of them in September. The clouds decide how many of them bring an aurora.
When is it darkest in Åre?
It is darkest in January, with 14 hours on average per day. The whole year by month: Jan 14 h, Feb 12 h, Mar 9 h, Apr 4 h, May 0 h, Jun 0 h, Jul 0 h, Aug 2 h, Sep 8 h, Oct 11 h, Nov 14 h, Dec 14 h.