Northern lights in Kiruna in October
A solid choice — 33% of October nights offer a real viewing window.
33%of nights offer a window
11 hof darkness per night
78%of days with enough solar activity
42%of nights with a clear hour
The numbers behind it: October nights in Kiruna average about 11 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 78% of days, and 42% of nights offer at least one reasonably clear hour after dark.
Neither clouds nor solar activity dominates — October failures are usually bad single-night luck. Several nights in a row is the honest insurance policy.
Numbers come from 1996–2025 Kp records (GFZ Potsdam) and 2015–2024 hourly cloud history for Kiruna itself — the full method is on the methodology page. Travelling soon? Check tonight's live Kiruna forecast.
October against the rest of the year
- Jan29% of nights
- Feb35% of nights
- Mar46% of nights
- Apr22% of nights
- Maymidnight sun
- Junmidnight sun
- Julmidnight sun
- Aug11% of nights
- Sep33% of nights
- Oct33% of nights
- Nov31% of nights
- Dec29% of nights
September in Kiruna · November in Kiruna · full year overview
October elsewhere under the oval
- Yellowknife 41% of nights
- Fairbanks 39% of nights
- Lofoten Islands 36% of nights
- Tromsø 33% of nights
- Reykjavík 29% of nights
- Rovaniemi 24% of nights
- Abisko 16% of nights