Where to see the aurora
Every city covered on this site, grouped by hemisphere and country. Each card shows the Kp index that location typically needs for an overhead display and for a fainter glow on the horizon, computed from its geomagnetic latitude. Tier 1 destinations sit inside or at the edge of the auroral oval; tier 3 destinations only see anything during a strong geomagnetic storm.
Northern Hemisphere
Canada See country page
Churchill
Canada
Inuvik
Canada
Whitehorse
Canada
Yellowknife
Canada
Calgary
Canada
Edmonton
Canada
Halifax
Canada
Québec City
Canada
Saskatoon
Canada
St. John's
Canada
Sudbury
Canada
Thunder Bay
Canada
Winnipeg
Canada
Montréal
Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Toronto
Canada
Vancouver
Canada
Denmark See country page
Estonia See country page
Faroe Islands See country page
Finland See country page
Ivalo
Finland
Rovaniemi
Finland
Kuopio
Finland
Oulu
Finland
Helsinki
Finland
Germany See country page
Greenland See country page
Iceland See country page
Lithuania See country page
Netherlands See country page
Norway See country page
Alta
Norway
Bodø
Norway
Tromsø
Norway
Bergen
Norway
Trondheim
Norway
Oslo
Norway
Russia See country page
Svalbard See country page
Sweden See country page
Abisko
Sweden
Kiruna
Sweden
Luleå
Sweden
Umeå
Sweden
Stockholm
Sweden
United Kingdom See country page
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
Inverness
United Kingdom
Lerwick
United Kingdom
Thurso
United Kingdom
Belfast
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Glasgow
United Kingdom
London
United Kingdom
Manchester
United Kingdom
Newcastle
United Kingdom
United States See country page
Anchorage
United States
Fairbanks
United States
Bangor
United States
Bozeman
United States
Burlington
United States
Duluth
United States
Fargo
United States
Juneau
United States
Marquette
United States
Minneapolis
United States
Nome
United States
Seattle
United States
Spokane
United States
Utqiaġvik
United States
Boston
United States
Chicago
United States
Denver
United States
Des Moines
United States
Detroit
United States
New York
United States
Omaha
United States
Portland
United States
Salt Lake City
United States
Southern Hemisphere
Argentina See country page
Australia See country page
Hobart
Australia
Launceston
Australia
Adelaide
Australia
Melbourne
Australia
Perth
Australia
Sydney
Australia
Chile See country page
Falkland Islands See country page
New Zealand See country page
Dunedin
New Zealand
Invercargill
New Zealand
Christchurch
New Zealand
Queenstown
New Zealand
Auckland
New Zealand
Wellington
New Zealand