Can you see the northern lights in Badger in June?

Not in June 2027. The sun stays above -6 degrees every night at Badger, so there is no civil darkness.

How dark is Badger in June?

Badger averages 0.0 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 0 min on the 1st to 0 min on the last night.

How cloudy is Badger in June?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Badger's 1 degree cell 73% mean cloud in June, against 66% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Badger?

No night in June 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Badger.

Is June or July better in Badger?

By civil night times the clear share, June scores 0.0 hours at Badger and July 0.0. They are level.

Badger · June 2027

Northern lights in Badger in June 2027

Answer

Badger has no civil darkness in June 2027: the sun stays above -6 degrees on all 30 nights. SWPC notes that "It must also be dark so during the summer months at auroral latitudes, the midnight sun prevents auroral observations."

0.0 h

civil night, average night

SunCalc for 64.80, -147.53; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

June against the rest of the year

7.3

5.5

5.1

2.7

0.0

1.3

2.6

2.9

5.1

7.1

June cloud at Badger averages 73% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 7 points cloudier than its yearly mean. March is Badger's clearest month at 51%. By civil night times clear sky, June scores 0.0 hours at Badger, 10th of 12. Fairbanks, 10 km away, averages the same 73%.

The sun never gets 6 degrees below the horizon at Badger in June 2027, so every night is twilight or daylight. July 15 is still without civil night at Badger.

June night by night

The moon runs its cycle as usual, new on Jun 4 and full on Jun 18, but with no civil night it makes no difference at Badger in June.

1
8% lit
no night
2
3% lit
no night
3
1% lit
no night
4
1% lit
no night
New
5
3% lit
no night
6
9% lit
no night
7
17% lit
no night
8
27% lit
no night
9
38% lit
no night
10
49% lit
no night
11
60% lit
no night
12
70% lit
no night
13
79% lit
no night
14
87% lit
no night
15
93% lit
no night
16
97% lit
no night
17
99% lit
no night
18
100% lit
no night
Full
19
98% lit
no night
20
95% lit
no night
21
90% lit
no night
22
84% lit
no night
23
77% lit
no night
24
68% lit
no night
25
59% lit
no night
26
49% lit
no night
27
39% lit
no night
28
29% lit
no night
29
19% lit
no night
30
11% lit
no night

Each cell is the night that starts on that date. Hours are civil-dark time with the moon below the horizon; the green rule scales with them. Green outline: new moon. Bone outline: full moon.

Activity in past Junes

Quiet activity already puts the oval edge over Badger, so storm days matter more: 73 of the 900 June days from 1996 to 2025 (8%) reached Kp 5, 9th of 12 months. Badger sits at 65.7 degrees geomagnetic, inside SWPC's 60 to 75 degree band, where aurora can be seen on more than half of all nights. No storm is needed: by SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead at Kp 1.

June across United States

Badger ranks 8th in United States for civil night on June 15, behind Buffalo at 7.4 hours. Coming from May (0.0 hours at Badger), June changes little, and July holds about the same. The June solstice falls on June 21, 06:07 Badger time.

Civil night on June 15 and June cloud, month-page towns in United States
Town	Civil night	Cloud
Buffalo	7.4 h	61%
Portland, Maine	7.3 h	62%
Minneapolis	7.0 h	58%
Duluth	6.7 h	61%
Fargo	6.7 h	57%
Seattle	6.5 h	68%
Juneau	2.8 h	81%
Badger	0.0 h	73%
Anchorage	0.0 h	81%
Fairbanks	0.0 h	73%
Eagle River	0.0 h	81%

Darkness and moon, every night

Badger, June 2027: each night from local noon to the next noon
Night	Civil	Astronomical	Moon-free dark	Moon-free, 10 PM to 2 AM	Moon lit
Tue Jun 1	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	8%
Wed Jun 2	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	3%
Thu Jun 3	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1%
Fri Jun 4	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1%
Sat Jun 5	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	3%
Sun Jun 6	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	9%
Mon Jun 7	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	17%
Tue Jun 8	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	27%
Wed Jun 9	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	38%
Thu Jun 10	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	49%
Fri Jun 11	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	60%
Sat Jun 12	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	70%
Sun Jun 13	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	79%
Mon Jun 14	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	87%
Tue Jun 15	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	93%
Wed Jun 16	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	97%
Thu Jun 17	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	99%
Fri Jun 18	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sat Jun 19	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	98%
Sun Jun 20	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	95%
Mon Jun 21	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	90%
Tue Jun 22	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	84%
Wed Jun 23	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	77%
Thu Jun 24	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	68%
Fri Jun 25	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	59%
Sat Jun 26	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	49%
Sun Jun 27	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	39%
Mon Jun 28	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	29%
Tue Jun 29	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	19%
Wed Jun 30	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	11%

Moon lit: SunCalc illuminated fraction at the middle of the 10 PM to 2 AM window.

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Badger in June?: Not in June 2027. The sun stays above -6 degrees every night at Badger, so there is no civil darkness.
How dark is Badger in June?: Badger averages 0.0 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 0 min on the 1st to 0 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Badger in June?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Badger's 1 degree cell 73% mean cloud in June, against 66% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Badger?: No night in June 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Badger.
Is June or July better in Badger?: By civil night times the clear share, June scores 0.0 hours at Badger and July 0.0. They are level.

Sources and verification

SunCalchttps://github.com/mourner/suncalc
NASA POWER climatologyhttps://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/climatology/
GFZ Potsdam Kp indexhttps://kp.gfz.de/en/data
NOAA SWPC, Tips on viewing the aurorahttps://www.spaceweather.gov/content/tips-viewing-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.