Tonight
Oct 28 - Oct 29
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- 2 °C
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Northern Lights Forecast for Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
67°51′4.0″N ⋅ 20°36′42.1″E
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Can you see the Northern Lights in Jukkasjärvi tonight?
Aurora activity is expected to be low between 20:00 and 07:00 in Jukkasjärvi tonight. Sky will be dark from 17:15 to 05:25 local time. Cloud cover around that time looks partly cloudy at 0% to 90%. Low activity and cloud cover together may make the aurora difficult to spot.
Can you see the Northern Lights in Jukkasjärvi tonight?
Aurora activity is expected to be low between 20:00 and 07:00 in Jukkasjärvi tonight. Sky will be dark from 17:15 to 05:25 local time. Cloud cover around that time looks partly cloudy at 0% to 90%. Low activity and cloud cover together may make the aurora difficult to spot.
Aurora Forecast for Jukkasjärvi
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3-Night Weather Forecast for Jukkasjärvi
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Tomorrow night
Oct 29 - Oct 30
- 3 °C
100 percent cloud cover - 1 °C
93 percent cloud cover - 2 °C86 percent cloud cover
Friday night
Oct 30 - Oct 31
- 1 °C15 percent cloud cover
- 0 °C57 percent cloud cover
- 0 °C73 percent cloud cover
Sun & Moon
Sunset
Sunrise
Dark from 17:15 to 05:25 (12 h 10 min)
Current Moon
Waning Gibbous
91% illumination
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Long-Term Aurora Forecast for Jukkasjärvi
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Today. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 92% illumination | Thursday, October 29, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 85% illumination | Friday, October 30, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 76% illumination | Saturday, October 31, 2026. High aurora activity. Aurora score 7 out of 10. Last quarter, 65% illumination | Sunday, November 1, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 6 out of 10. Last quarter, 54% illumination | ||
Monday, November 2, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Last quarter, 43% illumination | Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Last quarter, 32% illumination | Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waning crescent, 23% illumination | Thursday, November 5, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Waning crescent, 14% illumination | Friday, November 6, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Waning crescent, 8% illumination | Saturday, November 7, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. New moon, 3% illumination | Sunday, November 8, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. New moon, 1% illumination |
Monday, November 9, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 5 out of 10. New moon, 0% illumination | Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. New moon, 2% illumination | Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 5% illumination | Thursday, November 12, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 10% illumination | Friday, November 13, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 16% illumination | Saturday, November 14, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 23% illumination | Sunday, November 15, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. First quarter, 32% illumination |
Monday, November 16, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. First quarter, 41% illumination | Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 6 out of 10. First quarter, 50% illumination | Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 6 out of 10. First quarter, 60% illumination | Thursday, November 19, 2026. Moderate aurora activity. Aurora score 4 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 70% illumination | Friday, November 20, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 79% illumination | Saturday, November 21, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 87% illumination | Sunday, November 22, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 94% illumination |
Monday, November 23, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Full moon, 98% illumination | Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 2 out of 10. Full moon, 100% illumination |
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Best Time to See the Northern Lights in Jukkasjärvi
The aurora season in Jukkasjärvi runs from late August to mid-April, when the nights get dark. Your best chances are from September to November, and again in February and March, when the aurora shows on many clear nights.
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Long-term averages for clear nights, since 1985. Geomagnetic data: GFZ, CC BY 4.0
Every night of 2026 in Jukkasjärvi, January at the top: how long it's dark, and the chance of aurora on a clear night.
Northern Lights in Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi is a village of about 750 people on the north bank of the Torne River, about 17 km east of Kiruna. Most visitors know it for the Icehotel. For the aurora, the useful thing is the river: frozen over in winter, it opens up the sky right at the edge of the village, with the lights of Kiruna 17 km away to the west.
The frozen Torne in front of the village
The village sits on a still-water stretch of the Torne, and in winter people ski and snowshoe on the ice in front of it. Everything in the village is within walking distance of the river, so this is the open sky you can reach without a car.
Esrange at the end of the road east
About 25 km further east is Esrange Space Center, where sounding rockets and research balloons have gone up since 1966, aurora studies among them. An unstaffed visitor center at the gates explains the work.
Icehotel ice from the Torne
The Icehotel grew out of ice art exhibitions in 1989 and 1990. It is rebuilt every winter to a new design from blocks of Torne River ice cut the spring before, and a permanent ice building beside it stays frozen all year.
The church and the Sámi market place
The red wooden church has a central section from about 1607 and was rebuilt and extended in 1726. Its altarpiece is a carved teak triptych by Bror Hjorth, a gift from the mining company LKAB for the church’s 350th anniversary in 1958. The side panels show scenes from the life of the priest Lars Levi Laestadius.
The Sámi name for the village, Čohkkiras, comes from a lake name meaning “lake of assembly”, and the village grew up around a Sámi market place. Sámi Siida Márkanbáiki, an open-air museum with reindeer, covers reindeer herding and the nomadic way of life.
Fifteen minutes from Kiruna Airport
Kiruna Airport, which has flights from Stockholm, is about a 15-minute drive away, and Kiruna railway station, where the night train from Stockholm arrives, is 15 to 20 minutes away. A local bus from Kiruna takes about 30 minutes.
FAQ
Can you see the northern lights from the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi?
On clear nights, yes. The Icehotel stands on the bank of the Torne River, and in winter the river in front of the village freezes over and people ski and snowshoe on it, which gives open sky right next to the buildings. Jukkasjärvi is at nearly 68°N, close to Kiruna and well inside the zone where the aurora shows on ordinary nights.
How far is Jukkasjärvi from Kiruna?
About 17 km east, a 15 to 20 minute drive. Kiruna Airport is about 15 minutes away by road, and a local bus from Kiruna takes about 30 minutes. Staying in Jukkasjärvi puts the town and its lights behind you, to the west.
Is the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi open all year?
The main ice building is seasonal. It is rebuilt every winter from Torne River ice harvested the spring before, opens in stages from December and melts back into the river in spring. A permanent ice building next to it is kept frozen all year.
How old is Jukkasjärvi church?
The central part of the red wooden church dates from about 1607, and it was rebuilt and extended in 1726, with a separate bell tower from the 1740s. Inside is a carved teak altarpiece by Bror Hjorth, given by LKAB in 1958 for the church's 350th anniversary, with side panels on the life of the priest Lars Levi Laestadius.
When is the best time to see the northern lights in Jukkasjärvi?
The aurora season in Jukkasjärvi runs from late August to mid-April, when the nights get dark. Your best chances are from September to November, and again in February and March, when the aurora shows on many clear nights. The longest nights, around 21 December, have about 16 hours of darkness.
Can you see the northern lights in Jukkasjärvi in summer?
No. From early May to early August the nights in Jukkasjärvi stay light, and the midnight sun lasts from late May to mid-July. The aurora is still there, but the sky is too bright to see it.
What Kp index do I need to see the northern lights in Jukkasjärvi?
In Jukkasjärvi, you usually need at least Kp 1 to have a reasonable chance of seeing the northern lights. Lower Kp can still bring a faint aurora display low on the northern horizon, but it is less common.
This is based on magnetic latitude, and Kp index is a global geomagnetic index, so treat it as a rule of thumb, not a location-specific guarantee.
Tonight, the NOAA Kp index forecast is 1.3 to 1.7. That is around the usual Kp index threshold for Jukkasjärvi, so you might have a chance of seeing the aurora if the sky is clear and dark.