Can you see the northern lights in Nar'yan-Mar in February?

On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 28 of 28 nights at Nar'yan-Mar have civil darkness, and 54% of past February days reached Kp 3.

How dark is Nar'yan-Mar in February?

Nar'yan-Mar averages 13.9 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 15 h 25 min on the 1st to 12 h 15 min on the last night.

How cloudy is Nar'yan-Mar in February?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Nar'yan-Mar's 1 degree cell 72% mean cloud in February, against 77% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Nar'yan-Mar?

By darkness and moon alone, Feb 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Nar'yan-Mar. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.

Is February or March better in Nar'yan-Mar?

By civil night times the clear share, February scores 3.9 hours at Nar'yan-Mar and March 2.7. February comes out ahead.

Nar'yan-Mar · February 2027

Northern lights in Nar'yan-Mar in February 2027

Answer

February gives Nar'yan-Mar 13.8 hours of civil night on the 15th, the 4th darkest of its 12 months, under 72% mean cloud. 54% of February days since 1996 reached Kp 3, enough for the oval edge to reach Nar'yan-Mar.

13.9 h

civil night, average night

SunCalc for 67.64, 53.00; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

February against the rest of the year

5.1

3.9

2.7

1.3

0.0

0.7

1.8

1.5

2.9

3.8

February cloud at Nar'yan-Mar averages 72% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 5 points clearer than its yearly mean. January is Nar'yan-Mar's clearest month at 70%. By civil night times clear sky, February scores 3.9 hours at Nar'yan-Mar, 2nd of 12. Narian-Mar, 5 km away, averages the same 72%.

Civil night at Nar'yan-Mar starts February at 15 h 25 min and reaches 12 h 15 min by February 28, 3.2 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 9.5 hours on the 15th.

February night by night

February opens toward a new moon on Feb 6, with full moon on Feb 21, in Europe/Moscow dates. Nar'yan-Mar gets 211 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 1 (4 h), Feb 2 (4 h), Feb 3 (4 h).

1
19% lit
15.4 h
2
12% lit
15.3 h
3
7% lit
15.2 h
4
3% lit
15.1 h
5
1% lit
15.0 h
6
0% lit
14.9 h
New
7
1% lit
14.8 h
8
5% lit
12.9 h
9
10% lit
11.2 h
10
17% lit
9.3 h
11
25% lit
7.4 h
12
35% lit
4.9 h
13
45% lit
0.0 h
14
56% lit
0.0 h
15
67% lit
0.0 h
16
78% lit
0.0 h
17
87% lit
0.0 h
18
94% lit
0.0 h
19
98% lit
0.0 h
20
100% lit
0.0 h
21
99% lit
0.2 h
Full
22
95% lit
2.2 h
23
89% lit
4.2 h
24
81% lit
6.4 h
25
73% lit
9.6 h
26
63% lit
12.5 h
27
53% lit
12.4 h
28
44% lit
12.3 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 Februarys

Nar'yan-Mar needs Kp 3 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 455 of the 848 February days from 1996 to 2025 (54%) reached it in the GFZ Potsdam record, 5th of 12 months; storm days with Kp 5 or more made up 8%. Nar'yan-Mar sits at 61.3 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 3.

February across Russia

Nar'yan-Mar ranks 10th in Russia for civil night on February 15, behind Norilsk at 14.0 hours. Coming from January (17.1 hours at Nar'yan-Mar), February loses darkness, and March brings shorter nights (10.3 hours on the 15th).

Civil night on February 15 and February cloud, month-page towns in Russia
Town	Civil night	Cloud
Norilsk	14.0 h	60%
Talnakh	14.0 h	60%
Severomorsk	14.0 h	82%
Kayyerkan	14.0 h	62%
Dudinka	14.0 h	62%
Zapolyarnyy	14.0 h	80%
Nikel	14.0 h	80%
Murmansk	13.9 h	77%
Olenegorsk	13.9 h	77%
Nar'yan-Mar	13.8 h	72%
Vorkuta	13.8 h	70%
Apatity	13.8 h	76%

Darkness and moon, every night

Nar'yan-Mar, February 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
Mon Feb 1	15 h 25 min	11 h 1 min	15 h 25 min	4 h	19%
Tue Feb 2	15 h 18 min	10 h 55 min	15 h 18 min	4 h	12%
Wed Feb 3	15 h 12 min	10 h 49 min	15 h 12 min	4 h	7%
Thu Feb 4	15 h 5 min	10 h 44 min	15 h 5 min	4 h	3%
Fri Feb 5	14 h 58 min	10 h 38 min	14 h 58 min	4 h	1%
Sat Feb 6	14 h 52 min	10 h 32 min	14 h 52 min	4 h	0%
Sun Feb 7	14 h 45 min	10 h 26 min	14 h 45 min	4 h	1%
Mon Feb 8	14 h 38 min	10 h 20 min	12 h 56 min	4 h	5%
Tue Feb 9	14 h 31 min	10 h 13 min	11 h 9 min	4 h	10%
Wed Feb 10	14 h 24 min	10 h 7 min	9 h 20 min	4 h	17%
Thu Feb 11	14 h 17 min	10 h 1 min	7 h 23 min	2 h 34 min	25%
Fri Feb 12	14 h 10 min	9 h 54 min	4 h 53 min	23 min	35%
Sat Feb 13	14 h 3 min	9 h 47 min	0 min	0 min	45%
Sun Feb 14	13 h 56 min	9 h 41 min	0 min	0 min	56%
Mon Feb 15	13 h 49 min	9 h 34 min	0 min	0 min	67%
Tue Feb 16	13 h 42 min	9 h 27 min	0 min	0 min	78%
Wed Feb 17	13 h 35 min	9 h 20 min	0 min	0 min	87%
Thu Feb 18	13 h 28 min	9 h 13 min	0 min	0 min	94%
Fri Feb 19	13 h 21 min	9 h 6 min	0 min	0 min	98%
Sat Feb 20	13 h 14 min	8 h 58 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sun Feb 21	13 h 6 min	8 h 51 min	14 min	0 min	99%
Mon Feb 22	12 h 59 min	8 h 43 min	2 h 12 min	0 min	95%
Tue Feb 23	12 h 52 min	8 h 36 min	4 h 9 min	0 min	89%
Wed Feb 24	12 h 45 min	8 h 28 min	6 h 26 min	1 h 29 min	81%
Thu Feb 25	12 h 37 min	8 h 20 min	9 h 34 min	3 h 57 min	73%
Fri Feb 26	12 h 30 min	8 h 12 min	12 h 30 min	4 h	63%
Sat Feb 27	12 h 23 min	8 h 4 min	12 h 23 min	4 h	53%
Sun Feb 28	12 h 15 min	7 h 56 min	12 h 15 min	4 h	44%

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

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Nar'yan-Mar in February?: On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 28 of 28 nights at Nar'yan-Mar have civil darkness, and 54% of past February days reached Kp 3.
How dark is Nar'yan-Mar in February?: Nar'yan-Mar averages 13.9 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 15 h 25 min on the 1st to 12 h 15 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Nar'yan-Mar in February?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Nar'yan-Mar's 1 degree cell 72% mean cloud in February, against 77% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Nar'yan-Mar?: By darkness and moon alone, Feb 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Nar'yan-Mar. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is February or March better in Nar'yan-Mar?: By civil night times the clear share, February scores 3.9 hours at Nar'yan-Mar and March 2.7. February 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.