When Is the Next Aurora Borealis?

During the winter of 2020, the Northern Lights viewing was typical for a solar minimum year. But from 2020 onwards, there will be a slow ramp-up in solar activity, and auroras should increase in frequency, peaking in 2024/2025 with the Solar Maximum.

When can you see Northern Lights 2021?

Typically, December through March is the best time to observe this elusive natural phenomenon, but depending on where you are in the world, you can sometimes see the northern lights starting as early as August.

Is 2021 a good year for Aurora Borealis?

"The outlook is favorable as we go forward," Steenburgh said of 2021. Solar forecasters are seeing upticks in active regions as well as in the coronal mass ejections of charged particles that are key to lighting up the northern lights.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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