Can you see the northern lights in Novyy Urengoy in June?

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

How dark is Novyy Urengoy in June?

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

How cloudy is Novyy Urengoy in June?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Novyy Urengoy's 1 degree cell 69% mean cloud in June, against 71% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Novyy Urengoy?

No night in June 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Novyy Urengoy.

Is June or July better in Novyy Urengoy?

By civil night times the clear share, June scores 0.0 hours at Novyy Urengoy and July 0.0. They are level.

Novyy Urengoy · June 2027

Northern lights in Novyy Urengoy in June 2027

Answer

Novyy Urengoy has no civil darkness in June 2027: the sun stays above -6 degrees on all 30 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 66.08, 76.63; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

June against the rest of the year

6.1

4.5

3.3

2.0

0.0

1.1

2.1

1.8

4.4

6.2

June cloud at Novyy Urengoy averages 69% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 2 points clearer than its yearly mean. July is Novyy Urengoy's clearest month at 61%. By civil night times clear sky, June scores 0.0 hours at Novyy Urengoy, 10th of 12. Noyabrsk, 326 km away, averages the same 69%.

The sun never gets 6 degrees below the horizon at Novyy Urengoy in June 2027, so every night is twilight or daylight. July 15 is still without civil night at Novyy Urengoy.

June night by night

The moon runs its cycle as usual, new on Jun 5 and full on Jun 19, but with no civil night it makes no difference at Novyy Urengoy in June.

1
12% lit
no night
2
6% lit
no night
3
2% lit
no night
4
0% lit
no night
5
1% lit
no night
New
6
6% lit
no night
7
12% lit
no night
8
21% lit
no night
9
32% lit
no night
10
43% lit
no night
11
54% lit
no night
12
65% lit
no night
13
74% lit
no night
14
83% lit
no night
15
90% lit
no night
16
95% lit
no night
17
98% lit
no night
18
100% lit
no night
19
99% lit
no night
Full
20
97% lit
no night
21
93% lit
no night
22
88% lit
no night
23
81% lit
no night
24
73% lit
no night
25
64% lit
no night
26
54% lit
no night
27
44% lit
no night
28
34% lit
no night
29
24% lit
no night
30
15% 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 Junes

Novyy Urengoy 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%. Novyy Urengoy sits at 57.8 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 Russia

Novyy Urengoy ranks 4th in Russia for civil night on June 15, behind Velikiy Novgorod at 2.7 hours. Coming from May (0.0 hours at Novyy Urengoy), June changes little, and July holds about the same. The June solstice falls on June 21, 19:07 Novyy Urengoy time.

Civil night on June 15 and June cloud, month-page towns in Russia
Town	Civil night	Cloud
Velikiy Novgorod	2.7 h	66%
Kolpino	1.4 h	67%
Saint Petersburg	1.0 h	67%
Novyy Urengoy	0.0 h	69%
Arkhangel'sk	0.0 h	67%
Murmansk	0.0 h	79%
Petrozavodsk	0.0 h	73%
Syktyvkar	0.0 h	70%
Severodvinsk	0.0 h	67%
Norilsk	0.0 h	74%
Noyabrsk	0.0 h	69%
Ukhta	0.0 h	69%

Darkness and moon, every night

Novyy Urengoy, 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	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	12%
Wed Jun 2	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	6%
Thu Jun 3	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2%
Fri Jun 4	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0%
Sat Jun 5	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1%
Sun Jun 6	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	6%
Mon Jun 7	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	12%
Tue Jun 8	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	21%
Wed Jun 9	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	32%
Thu Jun 10	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	43%
Fri Jun 11	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	54%
Sat Jun 12	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	65%
Sun Jun 13	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	74%
Mon Jun 14	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	83%
Tue Jun 15	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	90%
Wed Jun 16	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	95%
Thu Jun 17	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	98%
Fri Jun 18	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sat Jun 19	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	99%
Sun Jun 20	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	97%
Mon Jun 21	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	93%
Tue Jun 22	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	88%
Wed Jun 23	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	81%
Thu Jun 24	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	73%
Fri Jun 25	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	64%
Sat Jun 26	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	54%
Sun Jun 27	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	44%
Mon Jun 28	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	34%
Tue Jun 29	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	24%
Wed Jun 30	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	15%

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

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Novyy Urengoy in June?: Not in June 2027. The sun stays above -6 degrees every night at Novyy Urengoy, so there is no civil darkness.
How dark is Novyy Urengoy in June?: Novyy Urengoy averages 0.0 hours of civil night a night in June 2027, from 0 min on the 1st to 0 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Novyy Urengoy in June?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Novyy Urengoy's 1 degree cell 69% mean cloud in June, against 71% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in June 2027 for aurora in Novyy Urengoy?: No night in June 2027 has moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Novyy Urengoy.
Is June or July better in Novyy Urengoy?: By civil night times the clear share, June scores 0.0 hours at Novyy Urengoy and July 0.0. They are level.

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.