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Northern lights in Lofoten Islands in April

Possible, with patience — 19% of April nights offer a window.

19%of nights offer a window
2 hof darkness per night
82%of days with enough solar activity
23%of nights with a clear hour

The numbers behind it: April nights in Lofoten Islands average about 2 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 82% of days, and 23% of nights offer at least one reasonably clear hour after dark.

The sky itself is the main obstacle in April — clouds spoil more nights than quiet solar activity does. Build in spare nights, and be ready to drive toward whatever gap the cloud forecast shows.

Numbers come from 1996–2025 Kp records (GFZ Potsdam) and 2015–2024 hourly cloud history for Lofoten Islands itself — the full method is on the methodology page. Travelling soon? Check tonight's live Lofoten Islands forecast.

April against the rest of the year

  1. Jan28% of nights
  2. Feb34% of nights
  3. Mar36% of nights
  4. Apr19% of nights
  5. Maymidnight sun
  6. Junmidnight sun
  7. Julmidnight sun
  8. Aug6% of nights
  9. Sep33% of nights
  10. Oct36% of nights
  11. Nov30% of nights
  12. Dec27% of nights

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