Northern Lights in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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Best Time to See the Northern Lights in Massachusetts
The nights in Boston are dark all year. But the aurora rarely reaches this far south: only in strong storms, which can come in any month.
Every night of 2026 in Boston, January at the top: how long it's dark, and the chance of aurora on a clear night.
Best chance of aurora on a clear night, north to south.
- Dark hours
- Chance of aurora
Long-term averages for clear nights, since 1985. Geomagnetic data: GFZ, CC BY 4.0