Aurora destinations · Alaska & Canada
Northern lights in Coldfoot
Alaska, USA · 67.25°N, 150.18°W
Coldfoot lies under the auroral oval, so aurora is often overhead: a dark, clear night has good odds even when activity is low (magnetic latitude 67°). Light pollution: the sky here is dark.
Open the live forecast for Coldfoot
At a glance
- Good odds: from any Kp at a dark site
- Best months: March, January and December
- Best weeks in the coming year: 29 Dec – 11 Jan · 2–15 Mar · 23 Mar – 5 Apr
- Too light for aurora: 27 Apr – 16 Aug (bright nights)
- Midnight sun: 1 Jun – 12 Jul (the sun doesn’t set; no aurora)
Month by month
A typical night: real darkness and moon, average aurora activity (Kp 2014–2025) and satellite cloud cover (NASA, 2001–2025). Long-range odds, not a forecast.
| Month | Typical night | Clear sky | Dark hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30% | 55% | 16 h |
| February | 25% | 45% | 13 h |
| March | 33% | 58% | 9 h |
| April | 19% | 48% | 3 h |
| May | Too light | 34% | – |
| June | Too light | 28% | – |
| July | Too light | 23% | – |
| August | 9% | 26% | 3 h |
| September | 16% | 29% | 9 h |
| October | 18% | 33% | 12 h |
| November | 27% | 50% | 15 h |
| December | 28% | 50% | 17 h |
Tips for Coldfoot
- Clouds decide most nights: check the hour-by-hour forecast, and the “Clearer skies nearby” card for a spot within a drive.
- Aurora is usually best between about 22:00 and 02:00 local time; give your eyes 15 minutes in the dark.
- The sky is already dark here: find an open view to the north.
Nearby destinations
Fairbanks · Anchorage · Yellowknife · Whitehorse · Churchill · Banff