Can you see the northern lights in East Norwalk in June?

On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at East Norwalk have civil darkness, and 0% of past June days reached Kp 8.

How dark is East Norwalk in June?

East Norwalk averages 7.7 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 7 h 51 min on the 1st to 7 h 41 min on the last night.

How cloudy is East Norwalk in June?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives East Norwalk's 1 degree cell 59% mean cloud in June, against 59% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in East Norwalk?

By darkness and moon alone, Jun 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at East Norwalk. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.

Is June or July better in East Norwalk?

By civil night times the clear share, June scores 3.2 hours at East Norwalk and July 3.6. July comes out ahead.

East Norwalk · June 2027

Northern lights in East Norwalk in June 2027

Answer

June gives East Norwalk 7.7 hours of civil night on the 15th, the lightest month of its year, under 59% mean cloud. 0% of June days since 1996 reached Kp 8, enough for the oval edge to reach East Norwalk.

7.7 h

civil night, average night

SunCalc for 41.11, -73.40; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

June against the rest of the year

4.8

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.2

5.3

5.0

5.4

4.8

June cloud at East Norwalk averages 59% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, close to its yearly mean of 59%. September is East Norwalk's clearest month at 50%. By civil night times clear sky, June scores 3.2 hours at East Norwalk, 11th of 12. Portland, Maine, 383 km away, averages 62%, cloudier by 3 points.

Civil night at East Norwalk starts June at 7 h 51 min and reaches 7 h 41 min by June 30, 0.2 hours shorter. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 4.5 hours on the 15th.

June night by night

June opens toward a new moon on Jun 4, with full moon on Jun 18, in America/New_York dates. East Norwalk gets 109 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: Jun 1 (4 h), Jun 2 (4 h), Jun 3 (4 h).

1
9% lit
6.4 h
2
4% lit
7.0 h
3
1% lit
7.8 h
4
0% lit
7.8 h
New
5
3% lit
6.9 h
6
8% lit
6.0 h
7
16% lit
5.3 h
8
25% lit
4.8 h
9
36% lit
4.3 h
10
47% lit
3.9 h
11
58% lit
3.5 h
12
68% lit
3.1 h
13
78% lit
2.7 h
14
86% lit
2.2 h
15
92% lit
1.6 h
16
97% lit
1.0 h
17
99% lit
0.2 h
18
100% lit
0.0 h
Full
19
99% lit
0.4 h
20
96% lit
1.0 h
21
91% lit
1.5 h
22
85% lit
1.9 h
23
78% lit
2.3 h
24
70% lit
2.6 h
25
60% lit
3.0 h
26
51% lit
3.3 h
27
40% lit
3.7 h
28
30% lit
4.2 h
29
21% lit
4.7 h
30
12% lit
5.4 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 Junes

East Norwalk needs Kp 8 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 1 of the 900 June days from 1996 to 2025 (0%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, one of the three quietest months for that level; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 8%. East Norwalk sits at 50.3 degrees geomagnetic. The lowest NOAA storm level whose typical viewing latitude reaches it is G3 (Kp = 7). By SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead only at Kp 8.

June across United States

No month-page town in United States has more civil night on June 15 than East Norwalk; the national median is 6.7 hours. Coming from May (8.4 hours at East Norwalk), June loses darkness, and the nights keep growing into July (8.0 hours on the 15th). The June solstice falls on June 21, 10:07 East Norwalk time.

Civil night on June 15 and June cloud, month-page towns in United States
Town	Civil night	Cloud
East Norwalk	7.7 h	59%
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%
Anchorage	0.0 h	81%
Fairbanks	0.0 h	73%
Eagle River	0.0 h	81%

Darkness and moon, every night

East Norwalk, 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	7 h 51 min	4 h 48 min	6 h 24 min	4 h	9%
Wed Jun 2	7 h 50 min	4 h 45 min	7 h	4 h	4%
Thu Jun 3	7 h 48 min	4 h 43 min	7 h 46 min	4 h	1%
Fri Jun 4	7 h 47 min	4 h 42 min	7 h 47 min	4 h	0%
Sat Jun 5	7 h 46 min	4 h 40 min	6 h 56 min	4 h	3%
Sun Jun 6	7 h 45 min	4 h 38 min	6 h 3 min	3 h 19 min	8%
Mon Jun 7	7 h 44 min	4 h 36 min	5 h 21 min	2 h 37 min	16%
Tue Jun 8	7 h 43 min	4 h 35 min	4 h 47 min	2 h 3 min	25%
Wed Jun 9	7 h 42 min	4 h 33 min	4 h 19 min	1 h 35 min	36%
Thu Jun 10	7 h 42 min	4 h 32 min	3 h 54 min	1 h 10 min	47%
Fri Jun 11	7 h 41 min	4 h 31 min	3 h 31 min	47 min	58%
Sat Jun 12	7 h 40 min	4 h 30 min	3 h 7 min	23 min	68%
Sun Jun 13	7 h 40 min	4 h 29 min	2 h 41 min	0 min	78%
Mon Jun 14	7 h 39 min	4 h 28 min	2 h 13 min	0 min	86%
Tue Jun 15	7 h 39 min	4 h 27 min	1 h 39 min	0 min	92%
Wed Jun 16	7 h 38 min	4 h 27 min	59 min	0 min	97%
Thu Jun 17	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	12 min	0 min	99%
Fri Jun 18	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sat Jun 19	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	22 min	0 min	99%
Sun Jun 20	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	59 min	6 min	96%
Mon Jun 21	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	1 h 30 min	36 min	91%
Tue Jun 22	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	1 h 56 min	1 h 2 min	85%
Wed Jun 23	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	2 h 18 min	1 h 25 min	78%
Thu Jun 24	7 h 38 min	4 h 26 min	2 h 39 min	1 h 46 min	70%
Fri Jun 25	7 h 38 min	4 h 27 min	2 h 59 min	2 h 6 min	60%
Sat Jun 26	7 h 39 min	4 h 27 min	3 h 20 min	2 h 27 min	51%
Sun Jun 27	7 h 39 min	4 h 28 min	3 h 43 min	2 h 50 min	40%
Mon Jun 28	7 h 40 min	4 h 29 min	4 h 10 min	3 h 17 min	30%
Tue Jun 29	7 h 40 min	4 h 30 min	4 h 42 min	3 h 49 min	21%
Wed Jun 30	7 h 41 min	4 h 31 min	5 h 23 min	4 h	12%

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

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in East Norwalk in June?: On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at East Norwalk have civil darkness, and 0% of past June days reached Kp 8.
How dark is East Norwalk in June?: East Norwalk averages 7.7 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 7 h 51 min on the 1st to 7 h 41 min on the last night.
How cloudy is East Norwalk in June?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives East Norwalk's 1 degree cell 59% mean cloud in June, against 59% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in East Norwalk?: By darkness and moon alone, Jun 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at East Norwalk. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is June or July better in East Norwalk?: By civil night times the clear share, June scores 3.2 hours at East Norwalk and July 3.6. July 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.