Tonight
Oct 28 - Oct 29
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2 percent cloud cover
Northern Lights Forecast for Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
59°19′45.5″N ⋅ 18°4′7.0″E
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Can you see the Northern Lights in Stockholm tonight?
No significant aurora activity is expected in Stockholm over the next 24 hours. Sky will be dark from 17:33 to 05:27 local time. Cloud cover around that time looks mostly cloudy at around 75%.
Aurora Forecast for Stockholm
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3-Night Weather Forecast for Stockholm
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Tomorrow night
Oct 29 - Oct 30
- 9 °C3 percent cloud cover
- 8 °C2 percent cloud cover
- 7 °C2 percent cloud cover
Friday night
Oct 30 - Oct 31
- 7 °C17 percent cloud cover
- 6 °C0 percent cloud cover
- 6 °C0 percent cloud cover
Sun & Moon
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Sunrise
Dark from 17:33 to 05:27 (11 h 54 min)
Current Moon
Waning Gibbous
91% illumination
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Long-Term Aurora Forecast for Stockholm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Today. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 92% illumination | Thursday, October 29, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 85% illumination | Friday, October 30, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning gibbous, 76% illumination | Saturday, October 31, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 1 out of 10. Last quarter, 65% illumination | Sunday, November 1, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 1 out of 10. Last quarter, 54% illumination | ||
Monday, November 2, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Last quarter, 43% illumination | Tuesday, November 3, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Last quarter, 32% illumination | Wednesday, November 4, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning crescent, 23% illumination | Thursday, November 5, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning crescent, 14% illumination | Friday, November 6, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waning crescent, 8% illumination | Saturday, November 7, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. New moon, 3% illumination | Sunday, November 8, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. New moon, 1% illumination |
Monday, November 9, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 1 out of 10. New moon, 0% illumination | Tuesday, November 10, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. New moon, 2% illumination | Wednesday, November 11, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 5% illumination | Thursday, November 12, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 10% illumination | Friday, November 13, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 16% illumination | Saturday, November 14, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing crescent, 23% illumination | Sunday, November 15, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. First quarter, 32% illumination |
Monday, November 16, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. First quarter, 41% illumination | Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 1 out of 10. First quarter, 50% illumination | Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Low aurora activity. Aurora score 1 out of 10. First quarter, 60% illumination | Thursday, November 19, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 70% illumination | Friday, November 20, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 79% illumination | Saturday, November 21, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 87% illumination | Sunday, November 22, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Waxing gibbous, 94% illumination |
Monday, November 23, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Full moon, 98% illumination | Tuesday, November 24, 2026. No aurora activity. Aurora score 0 out of 10. Full moon, 100% illumination |
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Best Time to See the Northern Lights in Stockholm
The aurora season in Stockholm runs from late July to mid-May, when the nights get dark. The aurora is rare in Stockholm: your best chances are in October.
- Dark hours
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Long-term averages for clear nights, since 1985. Geomagnetic data: GFZ, CC BY 4.0
Every night of 2026 in Stockholm, January at the top: how long it's dark, and the chance of aurora on a clear night.
Northern Lights in Stockholm
Stockholm spreads across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic at 59°N, with the archipelago to the east and cloudy winters. Sweden’s aurora country is around Kiruna, more than eight degrees of latitude further north. A faint arc or a red tint low in the north can show with less, but color over the city takes about a G1 minor storm. Most displays that reach this latitude show only as a glow on the northern horizon, though the big storms carry it well past Stockholm, as far south as Malmö and Lund in Skåne.
Hagaparken, inside the city glow
Hagaparken, in Solna on the western shore of Brunnsviken just north of the center, is part of the Royal National City Park. The glow is still there, but you have water in front of you, and on a night when the aurora did reach Stockholm a reader of The Local filmed it in time-lapse from a pier in the park. Phone cameras in night mode pick up color the eye does not, so the sky over Brunnsviken can look gray to you while the photo comes out pink and green; the site’s guide to photographing the aurora with an iPhone covers the settings.
Up the Roslagen coast to Grisslehamn
Norrtälje and the Roslagen coast are about 70 km north-east, with frequent buses from Stockholm, and going that way puts the city glow behind you. Grisslehamn, the Åland ferry village on Väddö about 100 km north-east of the city, faces the open Sea of Åland with nothing lit beyond it.
Tyresta, with Stockholm to the north-west
Tyresta National Park, 20 km south-east in Haninge and Tyresö, was founded in 1993 and has pines up to 400 years old. It is properly dark, but the city lies to the north-west, so its glow sits on the side you need to watch. It works for a display that climbs high, less so for a faint arc.
FAQ
Can you see the northern lights in Stockholm?
Sometimes, on nights of geomagnetic storm activity, and usually as a low band in the north rather than anything overhead. When it does reach the city, people come out to photograph it, and it has been filmed from a pier in Hagaparken on Brunnsviken. For anything fainter, get away from the glow: the Roslagen coast to the north-east puts the city behind you.
Where do people drive from Stockholm to see the northern lights?
North-east, up the Roslagen coast. Norrtälje is about 70 km from the city with frequent buses, and Grisslehamn on Väddö, about 100 km north-east, faces the open Sea of Åland with no lights beyond the water. Going north keeps the city glow behind you. Tyresta National Park, 20 km south-east, is darker but has Stockholm's glow to the north-west, on the side you need to watch.
Is Tyresta National Park a good place to see the aurora from Stockholm?
For a dark sky close to the city, yes: it is 20 km south-east in Haninge and Tyresö, with old-growth pines up to 400 years old. The catch is direction: Stockholm lies north-west of the park, so its glow sits close to where a low aurora would show. It works for a bright display that climbs higher, less so for a faint arc.
When is the best time to see the northern lights in Stockholm?
The aurora season in Stockholm runs from late July to mid-May, when the nights get dark. The aurora is rare in Stockholm: your best chances are in October. The longest nights, around 21 December, have about 14 hours of darkness.
Can you see the northern lights in Stockholm in summer?
Only a bright one. After mid-May the sky doesn't get fully dark again until late July. The nights still reach twilight, so a strong aurora can show around midnight.
What Kp index do I need to see the northern lights in Stockholm?
In Stockholm, you usually need at least Kp 5 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 below the usual Kp index threshold for Stockholm, so seeing the aurora is unlikely.