Nuuk · November 2026
Northern lights in Nuuk in November 2026
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November against the rest of the year
November cloud at Nuuk averages 75% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 2 points cloudier than its yearly mean. July is Nuuk's clearest month at 67%. By civil night times clear sky, November scores 3.9 hours at Nuuk, 2nd of 12. Reykjanesbær, 1,405 km away, averages 84%, cloudier by 9 points.
Civil night at Nuuk starts November at 14 h 8 min and reaches 16 h 26 min by November 30 as the nights lengthen by 2.3 hours. SWPC's 10 PM to 2 AM window is fully dark on every night. True astronomical darkness, the sun 18 degrees down, lasts 11.5 hours on the 15th.
November night by night
November opens toward a new moon on Nov 9, with full moon on Nov 24, in America/Nuuk dates. Nuuk gets 240 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: Nov 3 (4 h), Nov 4 (4 h), Nov 5 (4 h).
- 1
48% lit
4.8 h
- 2
37% lit
6.7 h
- 3
27% lit
8.6 h
- 4
18% lit
10.3 h
- 5
10% lit
12.0 h
- 6
5% lit
13.7 h
- 7
2% lit
14.7 h
- 8
0% lit
14.8 h
- 9
1% lit
14.8 h
- 10
3% lit
14.9 h
- 11
7% lit
15.0 h
- 12
13% lit
15.1 h
- 13
20% lit
15.2 h
- 14
28% lit
13.8 h
- 15
37% lit
11.9 h
- 16
46% lit
10.2 h
- 17
56% lit
8.5 h
- 18
66% lit
7.0 h
- 19
75% lit
5.4 h
- 20
84% lit
3.7 h
- 21
91% lit
1.8 h
- 22
96% lit
0.0 h
- 23
99% lit
0.0 h
- 24
100% lit
0.0 h
- 25
97% lit
0.0 h
- 26
91% lit
0.0 h
- 27
83% lit
0.9 h
- 28
74% lit
3.3 h
- 29
63% lit
5.4 h
- 30
52% lit
7.2 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 Novembers
Quiet activity already puts the oval edge over Nuuk, so storm days matter more: 93 of the 900 November days from 1996 to 2025 (10%) reached Kp 5, 7th of 12 months. Nuuk sits at 72.5 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 0.
November across Greenland
Coming from October (12.5 hours at Nuuk), November adds darkness, and the nights keep growing into December (17.0 hours on the 15th).
Darkness and moon, every night
| Night | Civil | Astronomical | Moon-free dark | Moon-free, 10 PM to 2 AM | Moon lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Nov 1 | 14 h 8 min | 10 h 23 min | 4 h 46 min | 53 min | 48% |
| Mon Nov 2 | 14 h 13 min | 10 h 28 min | 6 h 44 min | 2 h 49 min | 37% |
| Tue Nov 3 | 14 h 19 min | 10 h 34 min | 8 h 33 min | 4 h | 27% |
| Wed Nov 4 | 14 h 24 min | 10 h 39 min | 10 h 17 min | 4 h | 18% |
| Thu Nov 5 | 14 h 30 min | 10 h 43 min | 11 h 59 min | 4 h | 10% |
| Fri Nov 6 | 14 h 35 min | 10 h 48 min | 13 h 43 min | 4 h | 5% |
| Sat Nov 7 | 14 h 41 min | 10 h 53 min | 14 h 41 min | 4 h | 2% |
| Sun Nov 8 | 14 h 46 min | 10 h 58 min | 14 h 46 min | 4 h | 0% |
| Mon Nov 9 | 14 h 51 min | 11 h 3 min | 14 h 51 min | 4 h | 1% |
| Tue Nov 10 | 14 h 57 min | 11 h 7 min | 14 h 57 min | 4 h | 3% |
| Wed Nov 11 | 15 h 2 min | 11 h 12 min | 15 h 2 min | 4 h | 7% |
| Thu Nov 12 | 15 h 7 min | 11 h 16 min | 15 h 7 min | 4 h | 13% |
| Fri Nov 13 | 15 h 12 min | 11 h 20 min | 15 h 12 min | 4 h | 20% |
| Sat Nov 14 | 15 h 17 min | 11 h 25 min | 13 h 51 min | 4 h | 28% |
| Sun Nov 15 | 15 h 22 min | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 52 min | 4 h | 37% |
| Mon Nov 16 | 15 h 27 min | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 9 min | 3 h 13 min | 46% |
| Tue Nov 17 | 15 h 32 min | 11 h 37 min | 8 h 32 min | 1 h 34 min | 56% |
| Wed Nov 18 | 15 h 36 min | 11 h 41 min | 6 h 58 min | 0 min | 66% |
| Thu Nov 19 | 15 h 41 min | 11 h 44 min | 5 h 22 min | 0 min | 75% |
| Fri Nov 20 | 15 h 46 min | 11 h 48 min | 3 h 40 min | 0 min | 84% |
| Sat Nov 21 | 15 h 50 min | 11 h 52 min | 1 h 50 min | 0 min | 91% |
| Sun Nov 22 | 15 h 54 min | 11 h 55 min | 0 min | 0 min | 96% |
| Mon Nov 23 | 15 h 59 min | 11 h 59 min | 0 min | 0 min | 99% |
| Tue Nov 24 | 16 h 3 min | 12 h 2 min | 0 min | 0 min | 100% |
| Wed Nov 25 | 16 h 7 min | 12 h 5 min | 0 min | 0 min | 97% |
| Thu Nov 26 | 16 h 11 min | 12 h 8 min | 0 min | 0 min | 91% |
| Fri Nov 27 | 16 h 15 min | 12 h 11 min | 54 min | 0 min | 83% |
| Sat Nov 28 | 16 h 18 min | 12 h 14 min | 3 h 19 min | 0 min | 74% |
| Sun Nov 29 | 16 h 22 min | 12 h 17 min | 5 h 22 min | 27 min | 63% |
| Mon Nov 30 | 16 h 26 min | 12 h 20 min | 7 h 14 min | 2 h 18 min | 52% |
Questions
- Can you see the northern lights in Nuuk in November?
- On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 30 of 30 nights at Nuuk have civil darkness, and 10% of past November days reached Kp 5.
- How dark is Nuuk in November?
- Nuuk averages 15.4 hours of civil night a night in November 2026, from 14 h 8 min on the 1st to 16 h 26 min on the last night.
- How cloudy is Nuuk in November?
- NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Nuuk's 1 degree cell 75% mean cloud in November, against 73% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
- What is the best night in November 2026 for aurora in Nuuk?
- By darkness and moon alone, Nov 3, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Nuuk. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
- Is November or December better in Nuuk?
- By civil night times the clear share, November scores 3.9 hours at Nuuk and December 4.3. December 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.