Can you see the northern lights in Narian-Mar in July?

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

How dark is Narian-Mar in July?

Narian-Mar 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 Narian-Mar in July?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Narian-Mar's 1 degree cell 70% mean cloud in July, against 77% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in July 2027 for aurora in Narian-Mar?

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

Is July or August better in Narian-Mar?

By civil night times the clear share, July scores 0.0 hours at Narian-Mar and August 0.7. August comes out ahead.

Narian-Mar · July 2027

Northern lights in Narian-Mar in July 2027

Answer

Narian-Mar 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 67.67, 53.10; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

July 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

July cloud at Narian-Mar averages 70% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 7 points clearer than its yearly mean. January is Narian-Mar's clearest month at 70%. By civil night times clear sky, July scores 0.0 hours at Narian-Mar, 10th of 12. Vorgashor, 452 km away, averages 64%, clearer by 6 points.

The sun never gets 6 degrees below the horizon at Narian-Mar in July 2027, so every night is twilight or daylight. Darkness returns in August: 3.3 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 Narian-Mar in July.

1
7% lit
no night
2
2% lit
no night
3
0% lit
no night
4
1% lit
no night
New
5
5% lit
no night
6
11% lit
no night
7
20% lit
no night
8
30% lit
no night
9
40% lit
no night
10
51% lit
no night
11
62% lit
no night
12
71% lit
no night
13
80% 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
77% lit
no night
24
68% lit
no night
25
59% lit
no night
26
48% lit
no night
27
38% lit
no night
28
27% 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

Narian-Mar needs Kp 3 for the average oval edge to sit overhead. 403 of the 930 July days from 1996 to 2025 (43%) 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 9%. Narian-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.

July across Russia

Narian-Mar ranks 6th in Russia for civil night on July 15, behind Velikiy Novgorod at 3.9 hours. Coming from June (0.0 hours at Narian-Mar), July changes little, and the nights keep growing into August (3.3 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%
Narian-Mar	0.0 h	70%
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

Narian-Mar, 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	7%
Fri Jul 2	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2%
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	5%
Tue Jul 6	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	11%
Wed Jul 7	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	20%
Thu Jul 8	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	30%
Fri Jul 9	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	40%
Sat Jul 10	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	51%
Sun Jul 11	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	62%
Mon Jul 12	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	71%
Tue Jul 13	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	80%
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	77%
Sat Jul 24	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	68%
Sun Jul 25	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	59%
Mon Jul 26	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	48%
Tue Jul 27	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	38%
Wed Jul 28	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	27%
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 Narian-Mar in July?: Not in July 2027. The sun stays above -6 degrees every night at Narian-Mar, so there is no civil darkness.
How dark is Narian-Mar in July?: Narian-Mar 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 Narian-Mar in July?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Narian-Mar's 1 degree cell 70% mean cloud in July, against 77% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in July 2027 for aurora in Narian-Mar?: No night in July 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Narian-Mar.
Is July or August better in Narian-Mar?: By civil night times the clear share, July scores 0.0 hours at Narian-Mar and August 0.7. 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.