Aurora locations / Murmansk

Aurora tonight in Murmansk

Northern Russia, Russia · 68.97°N, 33.08°E

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Why Murmansk

The largest city inside the Arctic Circle, on the Kola Peninsula under the oval.

How much activity you need here

At 69.0° geographic latitude, Murmansk 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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