Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Aurora forecastIceland · Kp now: 2
Northern lights in Westfjords
Kp neededKp 0Patreksfjörður
Places21Kp 5: 100%
Best monthSeptember
65.60° N, 24.00° W
21 places in Westfjords have their own aurora page. At Kp 5 the lights reach the horizon in 100% of them; the lowest Kp needed is 0, in Patreksfjörður. The best months are February, September and November.
Tonight's best places
- HólmavíkKp 0 → 2.7Possible overhead
- SúðavíkKp 0 → 2.7Possible overhead
- PatreksfjörðurKp 0 → 2.7Possible overhead
- ÍsafjörðurKp 0 → 2.7Possible overhead
Places
| Place | Kp needed | overhead | Nights a year | with a clear sky | Best month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patreksfjörður | Kp 0 | Kp 0.1 | 246 | 109 | September |
| Flatey | Kp 0 | Kp 0.3 | 246 | 107 | September |
| Tálknafjörður | Kp 0 | Kp 0.1 | 246 | 106 | September |
| Bíldudalur | Kp 0 | Kp 0.1 | 246 | 104 | September |
| Brjánslækur | Kp 0 | Kp 0.2 | 246 | 103 | September |
| Reykhólar | Kp 0 | Kp 0.3 | 246 | 102 | September |
| Borðeyri | Kp 0 | Kp 0.5 | 246 | 102 | September |
| Hólmavík | Kp 0 | Kp 0.2 | 246 | 100 | September |
| Drangsnes | Kp 0 | Kp 0.2 | 246 | 99 | September |
| Flókalundur | Kp 0 | Kp 0.2 | 246 | 99 | September |
| Þingeyri | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 246 | 98 | September |
| Árneshreppur | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 97 | September |
| Sæból | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 95 | September |
| Ingjaldssandur | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 94 | September |
| Suðureyri | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 91 | September |
| Súðavík | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 91 | September |
| Vatnsfjordhur | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 246 | 90 | February |
| Bolungarvík | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 89 | September |
| Hnífsdalur | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 89 | September |
| Ísafjörður | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 89 | September |
| Flateyri | Kp 0 | Kp 0 | 240 | 81 | September |
Which Kp do you need?
- Kp 1quietÍsafjörður, Bolungarvík, Suðureyri, Súðavík, Hnífsdalur, Flateyri
Chance of seeing the lights on a night, by month
Bars: nights with the Kp needed in true darkness × the usual clear sky.