Aurora locations / Utqiaġvik

Aurora tonight in Utqiaġvik

Alaska, United States · 71.29°N, 156.79°W

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Why Utqiaġvik

The northernmost town in the United States, with months of polar-night darkness.

How much activity you need here

At 71.3° geographic latitude, Utqiaġvik 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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