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The Aurora

The Aurora Borealis here in the Northwest Territories is amazing!! I have always said Yellowknife is the Aurora capital of the world. We recently attended a presentation on the Aurora by one of the world’s leading Aurora experts, Dr. Kamide of Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Kamide also acknowledged this when he proclaimed that in his experience, although Alaska was good for Aurora viewing, Yellowknife was better.

I have seen the Aurora’s since I was a little child and I agree with Dr. Kamide, Yellowknife is the best place in the world for viewing the Aurora! The Aurora can start as early as July but September is when it really starts and because of the warmer temperatures, when compared to January or February, September is a good time to come and see the Aurora. Try not to come to view the Aurora in October and November, during these months we get most of our snow so Yellowknife experiences constant cloud cover and not good for Aurora viewing.

Best months to come to Yellowknife to view the Aurora:

Best month for viewing - September

2nd best month for viewing - January

3rd best month for viewing - March

4th best month for viewing - February

5th best month for viewing - December

6th best month for viewing - April

Again, we DO NOT not recommend coming to Yellowknife to view Aurora in October and November, if you do be prepared to be disappointed.