Can you see the northern lights in Nadym in July?

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

How dark is Nadym in July?

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

How cloudy is Nadym in July?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Nadym's 1 degree cell 65% mean cloud in July, against 71% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in July 2027 for aurora in Nadym?

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

Is July or August better in Nadym?

By civil night times the clear share, July scores 0.0 hours at Nadym and August 1.2. August comes out ahead.

Nadym · July 2027

Northern lights in Nadym in July 2027

Answer

Nadym has no civil darkness in July 2027: the sun stays above -6 degrees on all 31 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 65.53, 72.52; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

July against the rest of the year

5.9

5.2

3.5

2.0

0.0

1.2

2.2

1.6

4.2

6.3

July cloud at Nadym averages 65% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 6 points clearer than its yearly mean. February is Nadym's clearest month at 62%. By civil night times clear sky, July scores 0.0 hours at Nadym, 10th of 12. Noyabrsk, 296 km away, averages 66%, cloudier by 1 points.

The sun never gets 6 degrees below the horizon at Nadym in July 2027, so every night is twilight or daylight. Darkness returns in August: 4.6 hours of civil night by the 15th.

July night by night

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

1
8% lit
no night
2
3% lit
no night
3
0% lit
no night
4
1% lit
no night
New
5
4% lit
no night
6
10% lit
no night
7
19% lit
no night
8
29% lit
no night
9
39% lit
no night
10
50% lit
no night
11
61% lit
no night
12
71% 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
99% lit
no night
20
96% lit
no night
21
91% lit
no night
22
85% lit
no night
23
78% lit
no night
24
69% lit
no night
25
60% lit
no night
26
49% lit
no night
27
39% lit
no night
28
28% lit
no night
29
18% lit
no night
30
10% lit
no night
31
4% 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 Julys

Nadym needs Kp 5 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 81 of the 930 July days from 1996 to 2025 (9%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 8th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 9%. Nadym sits at 57.6 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.

July across Russia

Nadym ranks 6th in Russia for civil night on July 15, behind Velikiy Novgorod at 3.9 hours. Coming from June (0.0 hours at Nadym), July changes little, and the nights keep growing into August (4.6 hours on the 15th).

Civil night on July 15 and July cloud, month-page towns in Russia
Town	Civil night	Cloud
Velikiy Novgorod	3.9 h	63%
Kolpino	3.2 h	65%
Saint Petersburg	3.1 h	65%
Syktyvkar	1.4 h	63%
Petrozavodsk	1.2 h	70%
Nadym	0.0 h	65%
Arkhangel'sk	0.0 h	65%
Murmansk	0.0 h	75%
Severodvinsk	0.0 h	66%
Norilsk	0.0 h	69%
Noyabrsk	0.0 h	66%
Ukhta	0.0 h	65%

Darkness and moon, every night

Nadym, July 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
Thu Jul 1	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	8%
Fri Jul 2	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	3%
Sat Jul 3	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0%
Sun Jul 4	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1%
Mon Jul 5	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	4%
Tue Jul 6	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	10%
Wed Jul 7	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	19%
Thu Jul 8	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	29%
Fri Jul 9	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	39%
Sat Jul 10	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	50%
Sun Jul 11	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	61%
Mon Jul 12	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	71%
Tue Jul 13	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	79%
Wed Jul 14	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	87%
Thu Jul 15	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	93%
Fri Jul 16	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	97%
Sat Jul 17	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	99%
Sun Jul 18	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Mon Jul 19	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	99%
Tue Jul 20	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	96%
Wed Jul 21	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	91%
Thu Jul 22	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	85%
Fri Jul 23	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	78%
Sat Jul 24	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	69%
Sun Jul 25	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	60%
Mon Jul 26	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	49%
Tue Jul 27	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	39%
Wed Jul 28	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	28%
Thu Jul 29	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	18%
Fri Jul 30	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	10%
Sat Jul 31	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	4%

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

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Nadym in July?: Not in July 2027. The sun stays above -6 degrees every night at Nadym, so there is no civil darkness.
How dark is Nadym in July?: Nadym averages 0.0 hours of civil night a night in July 2027, from 0 min on the 1st to 0 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Nadym in July?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Nadym's 1 degree cell 65% mean cloud in July, against 71% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in July 2027 for aurora in Nadym?: No night in July 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Nadym.
Is July or August better in Nadym?: By civil night times the clear share, July scores 0.0 hours at Nadym and August 1.2. August 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.