Northern lights in Lofoten Islands in October
A solid choice — 36% of October nights offer a real viewing window.
36%of nights offer a window
11 hof darkness per night
78%of days with enough solar activity
46%of nights with a clear hour
The numbers behind it: October nights in Lofoten Islands average about 11 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 78% of days, and 46% 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 Lofoten Islands itself — the full method is on the methodology page. Travelling soon? Check tonight's live Lofoten Islands forecast.
October against the rest of the year
- Jan28% of nights
- Feb34% of nights
- Mar36% of nights
- Apr19% of nights
- Maymidnight sun
- Junmidnight sun
- Julmidnight sun
- Aug6% of nights
- Sep33% of nights
- Oct36% of nights
- Nov30% of nights
- Dec27% of nights
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