Can you see the northern lights in June?

Not at the far-north towns, where the sun stays above -6 degrees all night. The lower 48 have short but dark nights, so a strong storm can be seen.

Which town has the longest nights in June?

Buffalo, with 7 h 23 min of civil night on June 15, 2027, of the 10 Glow towns.

When is the full moon in June 2027?

On June 19, 2027 (UTC date). Local dates can differ by a day.

Does June have an equinox or solstice?

Yes, the June solstice, on June 21, 14:07 UTC.

How many Glow towns are dark in June?

5 of 10 have civil night on June 15, 2027.

Aurora by month · 2027

Northern lights in June

Answer

June brings the solstice and the shortest nights of the year at every Glow town. On June 15, 2027, Buffalo has the most civil night of the 10 Glow towns at 7 h 23 min, and Yellowknife the least at 0 min. The median is 3.3 hours. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Reykjavik, Tromsø, Yellowknife have no civil darkness at all that night.

Best destinations in June

Across Glow's 168 month-page towns, Minneapolis scores highest for June at 2.9 clear-dark hours: 7.0 hours of civil night on the 15th with 58% mean cloud. The median town scores 0.0. The score multiplies civil night by the clear share of NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 cloud average; it compares places, it does not forecast.

Top 20 month-page towns for June, by civil night times clear share
Town	Country	Civil night	Cloud	Score
Minneapolis	United States	7.0 h	58%	2.9 h
Buffalo	United States	7.4 h	61%	2.9 h
Fargo	United States	6.7 h	57%	2.9 h
Portland, Maine	United States	7.3 h	62%	2.8 h
Greater Sudbury	Canada	6.8 h	60%	2.7 h
Duluth	United States	6.7 h	61%	2.6 h
Trois-Rivières	Canada	6.8 h	63%	2.5 h
Winnipeg	Canada	6.1 h	60%	2.4 h
Lethbridge	Canada	6.1 h	60%	2.4 h
Québec	Canada	6.7 h	65%	2.3 h
Regina	Canada	5.9 h	63%	2.2 h
Saguenay	Canada	6.4 h	67%	2.1 h
Seattle	United States	6.5 h	68%	2.1 h
Sydney	Canada	6.8 h	70%	2.0 h
Saskatoon	Canada	5.5 h	63%	2.0 h
Kelowna	Canada	6.1 h	67%	2.0 h
Red Deer	Canada	5.4 h	64%	1.9 h
Thunder Bay	Canada	6.4 h	70%	1.9 h
Kamloops	Canada	5.9 h	68%	1.9 h
Lloydminster	Canada	5.1 h	65%	1.8 h

All 168 towns in June

June 2027 at 10 towns

Civil night on the 1st, 15th and last night of June 2027, with astronomical night and moon-free darkness on the 15th
Town	Jun 1	Jun 15	Last night	Astronomical, 15th	Moon-free, 15th
Buffalo	7 h 36 min	7 h 23 min	7 h 25 min	3 h 54 min	1 h 37 min
Portland, Maine	7 h 29 min	7 h 15 min	7 h 18 min	3 h 38 min	1 h 37 min
Minneapolis	7 h 17 min	7 h 2 min	7 h 5 min	3 h 5 min	1 h 34 min
Duluth	6 h 58 min	6 h 42 min	6 h 46 min	2 h 4 min	1 h 32 min
Seattle	6 h 49 min	6 h 33 min	6 h 36 min	1 h 20 min	1 h 28 min
Fairbanks	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Anchorage	43 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Reykjavik	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Tromsø	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Yellowknife	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min

Civil night: sun at or below -6 degrees; astronomical: -18. Each town links to its full month page with every night.

What June means for aurora

The June solstice gives the shortest nights of the year. Five of the 10 Glow towns, all above 60 degrees, have no civil darkness around it. The lower 48 towns keep between about 6.5 and 7.5 hours of civil night in mid-June. SWPC's aurora page says the midnight sun prevents auroral observations in summer at auroral latitudes.

Anchorage changes fastest across June: 43 min of civil night on the 1st and 0 min on the last night, a loss of 0.7 hours. The June solstice falls on June 21, 14:07 UTC.

The moon in June 2027

In UTC dates, the new moon falls on Jun 4 and the full moon on Jun 19. Local dates can differ by a day; each town's month page uses its own time zone.

SWPC says a full moon diminishes the apparent brightness of the aurora. Nights near the new moon give the darkest background. The moon planner shows every night of June for any coordinates, and the moon guide explains how Glow counts moon-free darkness.

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in June?: Not at the far-north towns, where the sun stays above -6 degrees all night. The lower 48 have short but dark nights, so a strong storm can be seen.
Which town has the longest nights in June?: Buffalo, with 7 h 23 min of civil night on June 15, 2027, of the 10 Glow towns.
When is the full moon in June 2027?: On June 19, 2027 (UTC date). Local dates can differ by a day.
Does June have an equinox or solstice?: Yes, the June solstice, on June 21, 14:07 UTC.
How many Glow towns are dark in June?: 5 of 10 have civil night on June 15, 2027.

Sources and verification

SunCalchttps://github.com/mourner/suncalc
NOAA SWPC, Tips on viewing the aurorahttps://www.spaceweather.gov/content/tips-viewing-aurora
NOAA SWPC, Aurorahttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/aurora

Quoted figures last checked against their sources on 2026-09-30; next review 2026-12-31. Computed figures come from SunCalc and the IGRF-14 dipole as described in the methodology. Every quote is listed in the sources ledger.