Aurora locations / Tromsø
Norwegian Arctic, Norway · 69.65°N, 18.96°E
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The unofficial aurora capital — sat squarely under the auroral oval with flights, guides and clear-sky chasing built in.
At 69.7° geographic latitude, Tromsø sits under the auroral oval: aurora is possible on any clear, dark night, even at Kp 0–1.
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.
OvalWatch tracks NOAA space-weather, Open-Meteo cloud cover and USNO darkness for Tromsø and turns them into one honest verdict, updated every few minutes. Open Tromsø in OvalWatch →