Northern lights in Lofoten Islands in January
Possible, with patience — 28% of January nights offer a window.
28%of nights offer a window
12 hof darkness per night
79%of days with enough solar activity
36%of nights with a clear hour
The numbers behind it: January nights in Lofoten Islands average about 12 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 79% of days, and 36% of nights offer at least one reasonably clear hour after dark.
Neither clouds nor solar activity dominates — January 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.
January 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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