Aurora locations / Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Aurora tonight in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Norwegian Arctic, Norway · 78.22°N, 15.63°E

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Why Longyearbyen, Svalbard

The only place with a 'polar night' dark enough to see aurora at midday, deep in the high Arctic.

How much activity you need here

At 78.2° geographic latitude, Longyearbyen, Svalbard sits under the auroral oval: aurora is possible on any clear, dark night, even at Kp 0–1.

Best time to go

The northern aurora season runs from late August to mid-April, when nights are long enough to be truly dark. Around midwinter the sky can stay dark almost all day; in high summer the midnight sun makes viewing impossible.

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