Can you see the northern lights in Minot in June?

On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Minot have civil darkness, and 8% of past June days reached Kp 5.

How dark is Minot in June?

Minot averages 6.5 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 6 h 42 min on the 1st to 6 h 28 min on the last night.

How cloudy is Minot in June?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Minot's 1 degree cell 58% mean cloud in June, against 60% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

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

By darkness and moon alone, Jun 1, with 3 h 38 min of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Minot. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.

Is June or July better in Minot?

By civil night times the clear share, June scores 2.7 hours at Minot and July 3.7. July comes out ahead.

Minot · June 2027

Northern lights in Minot in June 2027

Answer

June gives Minot 6.4 hours of civil night on the 15th, the lightest month of its year, under 58% mean cloud. 8% of June days since 1996 reached Kp 5, enough for the oval edge to reach Minot.

6.5 h

civil night, average night

SunCalc for 48.23, -101.30; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

June against the rest of the year

5.4

4.9

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.7

3.7

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

June cloud at Minot averages 58% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 2 points clearer than its yearly mean. July is Minot's clearest month at 47%. By civil night times clear sky, June scores 2.7 hours at Minot, 12th of 12. Regina, 344 km away, averages 63%, cloudier by 5 points.

Civil night at Minot starts June at 6 h 42 min and reaches 6 h 28 min by June 30, 0.2 hours shorter. No night keeps the 10 PM to 2 AM window fully dark at Minot. The sun never reaches 18 degrees down, so Minot gets no astronomical night in June.

June night by night

June opens toward a new moon on Jun 4, with full moon on Jun 18, in America/Chicago dates. Minot gets 90 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 (3 h 38 min), Jun 2 (3 h 37 min), Jun 3 (3 h 36 min).

1
9% lit
5.5 h
2
4% lit
6.0 h
3
1% lit
6.7 h
4
0% lit
6.6 h
New
5
3% lit
5.7 h
6
8% lit
4.9 h
7
16% lit
4.3 h
8
25% lit
3.9 h
9
36% lit
3.5 h
10
47% lit
3.2 h
11
58% lit
3.0 h
12
69% lit
2.6 h
13
78% lit
2.3 h
14
86% lit
1.9 h
15
92% lit
1.5 h
16
97% lit
0.9 h
17
99% lit
0.1 h
18
100% lit
0.0 h
Full
19
99% lit
0.3 h
20
96% lit
0.9 h
21
91% lit
1.3 h
22
85% lit
1.6 h
23
78% lit
1.9 h
24
69% lit
2.1 h
25
60% lit
2.4 h
26
50% lit
2.6 h
27
40% lit
2.9 h
28
30% lit
3.3 h
29
20% lit
3.7 h
30
12% lit
4.3 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

Minot needs Kp 5 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 73 of the 900 June days from 1996 to 2025 (8%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 9th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 8%. Minot sits at 56.1 degrees geomagnetic. By SWPC's rule the average oval edge is overhead at Kp 5, and aurora is usually visible on the northern horizon at G1 (Kp 5) or less.

June across United States

Minot ranks 7th in United States for civil night on June 15, behind Buffalo at 7.4 hours. Coming from May (7.4 hours at Minot), June loses darkness, and the nights keep growing into July (6.9 hours on the 15th). The June solstice falls on June 21, 09:07 Minot 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%
Minot	6.4 h	58%
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

Minot, 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	6 h 42 min	1 h 52 min	5 h 31 min	3 h 38 min	9%
Wed Jun 2	6 h 40 min	1 h 46 min	6 h 1 min	3 h 37 min	4%
Thu Jun 3	6 h 39 min	1 h 39 min	6 h 39 min	3 h 36 min	1%
Fri Jun 4	6 h 37 min	1 h 32 min	6 h 37 min	3 h 35 min	0%
Sat Jun 5	6 h 35 min	1 h 26 min	5 h 43 min	2 h 42 min	3%
Sun Jun 6	6 h 34 min	1 h 19 min	4 h 56 min	1 h 55 min	8%
Mon Jun 7	6 h 32 min	1 h 12 min	4 h 21 min	1 h 20 min	16%
Tue Jun 8	6 h 31 min	1 h 4 min	3 h 54 min	54 min	25%
Wed Jun 9	6 h 30 min	57 min	3 h 33 min	33 min	36%
Thu Jun 10	6 h 29 min	49 min	3 h 14 min	15 min	47%
Fri Jun 11	6 h 28 min	40 min	2 h 57 min	0 min	58%
Sat Jun 12	6 h 27 min	31 min	2 h 39 min	0 min	69%
Sun Jun 13	6 h 26 min	18 min	2 h 20 min	0 min	78%
Mon Jun 14	6 h 25 min	0 min	1 h 57 min	0 min	86%
Tue Jun 15	6 h 25 min	0 min	1 h 29 min	0 min	92%
Wed Jun 16	6 h 24 min	0 min	53 min	0 min	97%
Thu Jun 17	6 h 24 min	0 min	7 min	0 min	99%
Fri Jun 18	6 h 24 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sat Jun 19	6 h 23 min	0 min	20 min	20 min	99%
Sun Jun 20	6 h 23 min	0 min	52 min	52 min	96%
Mon Jun 21	6 h 23 min	0 min	1 h 17 min	1 h 17 min	91%
Tue Jun 22	6 h 24 min	0 min	1 h 37 min	1 h 37 min	85%
Wed Jun 23	6 h 24 min	0 min	1 h 54 min	1 h 54 min	78%
Thu Jun 24	6 h 24 min	0 min	2 h 9 min	2 h 9 min	69%
Fri Jun 25	6 h 25 min	0 min	2 h 24 min	2 h 24 min	60%
Sat Jun 26	6 h 25 min	0 min	2 h 39 min	2 h 39 min	50%
Sun Jun 27	6 h 26 min	0 min	2 h 56 min	2 h 56 min	40%
Mon Jun 28	6 h 26 min	23 min	3 h 17 min	3 h 17 min	30%
Tue Jun 29	6 h 27 min	34 min	3 h 44 min	3 h 25 min	20%
Wed Jun 30	6 h 28 min	44 min	4 h 20 min	3 h 25 min	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 Minot in June?: On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Minot have civil darkness, and 8% of past June days reached Kp 5.
How dark is Minot in June?: Minot averages 6.5 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 6 h 42 min on the 1st to 6 h 28 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Minot in June?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Minot's 1 degree cell 58% mean cloud in June, against 60% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Minot?: By darkness and moon alone, Jun 1, with 3 h 38 min of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Minot. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is June or July better in Minot?: By civil night times the clear share, June scores 2.7 hours at Minot and July 3.7. 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.