Devonport · February 2027
Southern lights in Devonport in February 2027
Answer
February against the rest of the year
February cloud at Devonport averages 59% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, close to its yearly mean of 60%. January is Devonport's clearest month at 58%. By civil night times clear sky, February scores 3.8 hours at Devonport, 9th of 12. Anadyr, 12,086 km away, averages 60%, cloudier by 1 points.
Civil night at Devonport starts February at 8 h 39 min and reaches 9 h 53 min by February 28 as the nights lengthen by 1.2 hours. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 6.8 hours on the 15th.
February night by night
February opens toward a new moon on Feb 7, with full moon on Feb 21, in Australia/Hobart dates. Devonport gets 133 hours of civil night with the moon below the horizon across the month. The best of them for moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM: Feb 2 (4 h), Feb 3 (4 h), Feb 4 (4 h).
- 1
22% lit
4.6 h
- 2
15% lit
5.5 h
- 3
9% lit
6.5 h
- 4
4% lit
7.5 h
- 5
1% lit
8.6 h
- 6
0% lit
8.9 h
- 7
1% lit
8.9 h
- 8
3% lit
8.9 h
- 9
8% lit
8.6 h
- 10
14% lit
8.3 h
- 11
22% lit
8.0 h
- 12
31% lit
7.5 h
- 13
41% lit
7.1 h
- 14
52% lit
6.5 h
- 15
64% lit
5.7 h
- 16
74% lit
4.7 h
- 17
84% lit
3.5 h
- 18
92% lit
2.2 h
- 19
97% lit
0.9 h
- 20
100% lit
0.0 h
- 21
100% lit
0.0 h
- 22
97% lit
0.0 h
- 23
91% lit
0.4 h
- 24
84% lit
0.8 h
- 25
76% lit
1.3 h
- 26
66% lit
1.8 h
- 27
57% lit
2.5 h
- 28
47% lit
3.2 h
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 Februarys
Devonport needs Kp 9 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 0 of the 848 February days from 1996 to 2025 (0%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 4th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 8%. Devonport sits at 48.0 degrees geomagnetic. The lowest NOAA storm level whose typical viewing latitude reaches it is G4 (Kp = 8, including a 9-). By SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead only at Kp 9.
February across Australia
Coming from January (8.0 hours at Devonport), February adds darkness, and the nights keep growing into March (10.6 hours on the 15th).
Darkness and moon, every night
| Night | Civil | Astronomical | Moon-free dark | Moon-free, 10 PM to 2 AM | Moon lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Feb 1 | 8 h 39 min | 5 h 59 min | 4 h 38 min | 3 h 47 min | 22% |
| Tue Feb 2 | 8 h 41 min | 6 h 2 min | 5 h 31 min | 4 h | 15% |
| Wed Feb 3 | 8 h 44 min | 6 h 6 min | 6 h 29 min | 4 h | 9% |
| Thu Feb 4 | 8 h 46 min | 6 h 10 min | 7 h 32 min | 4 h | 4% |
| Fri Feb 5 | 8 h 49 min | 6 h 13 min | 8 h 36 min | 4 h | 1% |
| Sat Feb 6 | 8 h 52 min | 6 h 17 min | 8 h 52 min | 4 h | 0% |
| Sun Feb 7 | 8 h 54 min | 6 h 20 min | 8 h 54 min | 4 h | 1% |
| Mon Feb 8 | 8 h 57 min | 6 h 24 min | 8 h 55 min | 4 h | 3% |
| Tue Feb 9 | 9 h | 6 h 27 min | 8 h 36 min | 4 h | 8% |
| Wed Feb 10 | 9 h 2 min | 6 h 31 min | 8 h 17 min | 4 h | 14% |
| Thu Feb 11 | 9 h 5 min | 6 h 35 min | 7 h 57 min | 3 h 55 min | 22% |
| Fri Feb 12 | 9 h 8 min | 6 h 38 min | 7 h 33 min | 3 h 30 min | 31% |
| Sat Feb 13 | 9 h 11 min | 6 h 42 min | 7 h 5 min | 3 h 1 min | 41% |
| Sun Feb 14 | 9 h 13 min | 6 h 45 min | 6 h 29 min | 2 h 23 min | 52% |
| Mon Feb 15 | 9 h 16 min | 6 h 49 min | 5 h 42 min | 1 h 35 min | 64% |
| Tue Feb 16 | 9 h 19 min | 6 h 53 min | 4 h 43 min | 35 min | 74% |
| Wed Feb 17 | 9 h 22 min | 6 h 56 min | 3 h 33 min | 0 min | 84% |
| Thu Feb 18 | 9 h 25 min | 7 h | 2 h 14 min | 0 min | 92% |
| Fri Feb 19 | 9 h 28 min | 7 h 3 min | 54 min | 0 min | 97% |
| Sat Feb 20 | 9 h 30 min | 7 h 7 min | 0 min | 0 min | 100% |
| Sun Feb 21 | 9 h 33 min | 7 h 10 min | 0 min | 0 min | 100% |
| Mon Feb 22 | 9 h 36 min | 7 h 14 min | 0 min | 0 min | 97% |
| Tue Feb 23 | 9 h 39 min | 7 h 17 min | 24 min | 0 min | 91% |
| Wed Feb 24 | 9 h 42 min | 7 h 21 min | 50 min | 0 min | 84% |
| Thu Feb 25 | 9 h 45 min | 7 h 24 min | 1 h 18 min | 0 min | 76% |
| Fri Feb 26 | 9 h 47 min | 7 h 28 min | 1 h 50 min | 24 min | 66% |
| Sat Feb 27 | 9 h 50 min | 7 h 31 min | 2 h 28 min | 1 h | 57% |
| Sun Feb 28 | 9 h 53 min | 7 h 35 min | 3 h 11 min | 1 h 42 min | 47% |
Questions
- Can you see the southern lights in Devonport in February?
- On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 28 of 28 nights at Devonport have civil darkness, and 0% of past February days reached Kp 9.
- How dark is Devonport in February?
- Devonport averages 9.3 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 8 h 39 min on the 1st to 9 h 53 min on the last night.
- How cloudy is Devonport in February?
- NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Devonport's 1 degree cell 59% mean cloud in February, against 60% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
- What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Devonport?
- By darkness and moon alone, Feb 2, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Devonport. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
- Is February or March better in Devonport?
- By civil night times the clear share, February scores 3.8 hours at Devonport and March 4.3. March comes out ahead.
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.