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Northern lights in Jokkmokk
7 viewing spots around Jokkmokk, chosen for a dark sky and an open view. For each one: how dark it is, which way it looks, where to park and how to get there. Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
- Viewing spots
- 7
- Dark or very dark
- 4
- Magnetic latitude
- 64.0°
- Clearest dark month
- March 38 % of hours clear or partly clear
Which of these spots is clear tonight, and when? Aurora Atlas scores every spot hour by hour from the cloud forecast, darkness, the moon and live aurora activity, with road notices.
See tonight's live scores for Jokkmokk in Aurora AtlasViewing spots
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Lake Talvatis, Jokkmokk
Small lake at the edge of Jokkmokk village, a short walk from the centre; the ice gives an open view, with some…
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Arctic Circle rest area, E45
Lakeside rest area where the E45 crosses the Arctic Circle south of Jokkmokk; easy parking and little light.
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Dundret summit car park, Gällivare
Mountain just south of Gällivare that rises well above the tree line; Gällivare’s tourist pages name the car park by…
- Galtispuoda viewpoint, Arjeplog Mountain top near Arjeplog with a road most of the year and a view over almost all of Lake Hornavan; in winter, go via…
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Storknabben · Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk municipality calls Storknabben 'the perfect spot to experience the midnight sun in summer and the Northern…
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Laponia viewpoint · E45 north of Jokkmokk
Roadside viewpoint with its own car park on the E45 north of Jokkmokk, named after the Laponia World Heritage Site…
- Pärlälven rest area · Kvikkjokk road Rest area with toilets on the road from Jokkmokk towards Kvikkjokk and the Laponia mountains: a dark, legal stop in…
Drive times are estimates from Jokkmokk by straight-line distance, as the app estimates them before it knows your route; ferries and winter closures are not counted.
Good to know in Jokkmokk
- Check how to reach Dundret in winter In summer you can drive to the top of Dundret, but in winter part of the road is used as a ski track. Check access before you set off. Source
- Stay on Galtispuoda after sunset Arjeplog suggests going up Galtispuoda for sunset and waiting until dark: with luck, the northern lights follow. Source