Can you see the northern lights in Talnakh in February?

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

How dark is Talnakh in February?

Talnakh averages 14.1 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 15 h 50 min on the 1st to 12 h 20 min on the last night.

How cloudy is Talnakh in February?

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Talnakh's 1 degree cell 60% mean cloud in February, against 68% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.

What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Talnakh?

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

Is February or March better in Talnakh?

By civil night times the clear share, February scores 5.6 hours at Talnakh and March 3.7. February comes out ahead.

Talnakh · February 2027

Northern lights in Talnakh in February 2027

Answer

February gives Talnakh 14.0 hours of civil night on the 15th, the 4th darkest of its 12 months, under 60% mean cloud. 54% of February days since 1996 reached Kp 3, enough for the oval edge to reach Talnakh.

14.1 h

civil night, average night

SunCalc for 69.49, 88.40; NASA POWER; GFZ Kp

February against the rest of the year

8.0

5.6

3.7

1.6

0.0

0.2

1.5

2.6

6.6

8.0

February cloud at Talnakh averages 60% in NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 record, 8 points clearer than its yearly mean. January is Talnakh's clearest month at 55%. By civil night times clear sky, February scores 5.6 hours at Talnakh, 4th of 12. Norilsk, 17 km away, averages the same 60%.

Civil night at Talnakh starts February at 15 h 50 min and reaches 12 h 20 min by February 28, 3.5 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 9.4 hours on the 15th.

February night by night

February opens toward a new moon on Feb 6, with full moon on Feb 21, in Asia/Krasnoyarsk dates. Talnakh gets 217 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
21% lit
15.8 h
2
14% lit
15.7 h
3
8% lit
15.6 h
4
3% lit
15.5 h
5
1% lit
15.3 h
6
0% lit
15.2 h
New
7
1% lit
15.1 h
8
4% lit
13.4 h
9
9% lit
11.5 h
10
15% lit
9.6 h
11
23% lit
7.3 h
12
33% lit
4.0 h
13
43% lit
0.0 h
14
54% lit
0.0 h
15
65% lit
0.0 h
16
76% lit
0.0 h
17
85% lit
0.0 h
18
93% lit
0.0 h
19
98% lit
0.0 h
20
100% lit
0.0 h
21
99% lit
0.0 h
Full
22
96% lit
2.1 h
23
90% lit
4.3 h
24
83% lit
7.0 h
25
74% lit
11.9 h
26
65% lit
12.6 h
27
55% lit
12.5 h
28
45% 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

Talnakh 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%. Talnakh sits at 60.6 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

No month-page town in Russia has more civil night on February 15 than Talnakh; the national median is 13.8 hours. Coming from January (17.7 hours at Talnakh), February loses darkness, and March brings shorter nights (10.2 hours on the 15th).

Civil night on February 15 and February cloud, month-page towns in Russia
Town	Civil night	Cloud
Talnakh	14.0 h	60%
Norilsk	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%
Vorkuta	13.8 h	70%
Apatity	13.8 h	76%
Monchegorsk	13.8 h	76%

Darkness and moon, every night

Talnakh, 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 50 min	11 h 1 min	15 h 50 min	4 h	21%
Tue Feb 2	15 h 42 min	10 h 55 min	15 h 42 min	4 h	14%
Wed Feb 3	15 h 35 min	10 h 49 min	15 h 35 min	4 h	8%
Thu Feb 4	15 h 28 min	10 h 42 min	15 h 28 min	4 h	3%
Fri Feb 5	15 h 20 min	10 h 36 min	15 h 20 min	4 h	1%
Sat Feb 6	15 h 13 min	10 h 29 min	15 h 13 min	4 h	0%
Sun Feb 7	15 h 5 min	10 h 23 min	15 h 5 min	4 h	1%
Mon Feb 8	14 h 57 min	10 h 16 min	13 h 23 min	4 h	4%
Tue Feb 9	14 h 50 min	10 h 9 min	11 h 29 min	4 h	9%
Wed Feb 10	14 h 42 min	10 h 2 min	9 h 33 min	2 h 53 min	15%
Thu Feb 11	14 h 34 min	9 h 55 min	7 h 15 min	52 min	23%
Fri Feb 12	14 h 27 min	9 h 48 min	4 h 2 min	0 min	33%
Sat Feb 13	14 h 19 min	9 h 40 min	0 min	0 min	43%
Sun Feb 14	14 h 11 min	9 h 33 min	0 min	0 min	54%
Mon Feb 15	14 h 3 min	9 h 25 min	0 min	0 min	65%
Tue Feb 16	13 h 55 min	9 h 18 min	0 min	0 min	76%
Wed Feb 17	13 h 48 min	9 h 10 min	0 min	0 min	85%
Thu Feb 18	13 h 40 min	9 h 2 min	0 min	0 min	93%
Fri Feb 19	13 h 32 min	8 h 54 min	0 min	0 min	98%
Sat Feb 20	13 h 24 min	8 h 46 min	0 min	0 min	100%
Sun Feb 21	13 h 16 min	8 h 38 min	0 min	0 min	99%
Mon Feb 22	13 h 8 min	8 h 29 min	2 h 6 min	0 min	96%
Tue Feb 23	13 h	8 h 21 min	4 h 17 min	59 min	90%
Wed Feb 24	12 h 52 min	8 h 12 min	7 h 2 min	3 h 16 min	83%
Thu Feb 25	12 h 44 min	8 h 3 min	11 h 56 min	4 h	74%
Fri Feb 26	12 h 36 min	7 h 54 min	12 h 36 min	4 h	65%
Sat Feb 27	12 h 28 min	7 h 45 min	12 h 28 min	4 h	55%
Sun Feb 28	12 h 20 min	7 h 36 min	12 h 20 min	4 h	45%

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

Questions

Can you see the northern lights in Talnakh in February?: On dark, clear nights with enough activity. 28 of 28 nights at Talnakh have civil darkness, and 54% of past February days reached Kp 3.
How dark is Talnakh in February?: Talnakh averages 14.1 hours of civil night a night in February 2027, from 15 h 50 min on the 1st to 12 h 20 min on the last night.
How cloudy is Talnakh in February?: NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology gives Talnakh's 1 degree cell 60% mean cloud in February, against 68% for the whole year. It is an all-hours average, not a forecast.
What is the best night in February 2027 for aurora in Talnakh?: By darkness and moon alone, Feb 1, with 4 h of moon-free darkness inside 10 PM to 2 AM at Talnakh. Activity on that date will only be known hours ahead.
Is February or March better in Talnakh?: By civil night times the clear share, February scores 5.6 hours at Talnakh and March 3.7. 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.