![]() ![]() The day-light lasts longer later in the season, allowing for more outdoor fun in the snow. Late January, February and March offer longer daylight hours, thus more pleasant for venturing out for winter adventures such as snow mobile riding and dogsledding. During the darker months (November, December and January), you often only have a blue twilight and usually only one active adventure during the day fits in. You have an equal chance of seeing the Northern lights any month during the winter, it is just that some months are more 'visitor friendly'. The days around the full moon are also not as conducive to viewing the Northern Light because the sky may become too bright. When we plan your trip, we try to allow 4 - 5 days to maximise your chances and give time for storms or clouds to pass. In fact, cloudy skies are the greatest obstacle for auroral observations in northern Norway & Finland. The aurora lies well above the highest clouds, so you need clear skies to be able to see it. However, if the Northern Lights are strong enough, you may see them against a twilight sky, and it is not unusual to see them from Tromsø on an August evening. ![]() In practice, in northern Norway, Iceland, Greenland & Finland, you need to plan your Northern Lights tour between the period starting at the beginning of September and extending until the middle of April. The darker the background, the more magnificent the aurora lights will be. You might associate the Northern Lights with wintertime, although in reality they are present the year round it's just that you can't see them as well when the nights are light. ![]() Planning your Northern Lights trip and want to get the best advice? As we approach another Solar maximum period, solar activity will start ramping up, and auroras should increase in frequency, peaking in 2024/2025. ![]()
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