While a more northern location will be of some help in seeing them there is never any guarantee.
Best time to see aurora borealis in canada 2017.
Early april and is possibly the best place in the world to see the dancing aurora borealis.
Areas that are not subject to light pollution are the best.
The very best place to see aurora borealis in canada if not the world is the northwest territories where they re generally visible 240 nights a year the optimal timeframe is either fall or winter though summer is pretty good too.
Luckily come autumn jasper s sun begins to set earlier and earlier giving fans better and better chances of spotting the aurora borealis it s a myth that it must be very cold and very late at night to see them sun flares can shoot charged particles towards earth during the day too they re just harder to see against a bright background.
The most often times to see the aurora is from september to october and from march to april.
The 8 best places to see the northern lights in canada the aurora borealis is a unique celestial display caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with the molecules and atoms in earth.
This is especially true in the non arctic areas like the canadian rockies.
The best months to see the aurora borealis in canada are from october to march most hours of darkness.
These are the nights with darkness in them.
Being a small isolated city in northwest.
Where to see the northern lights in canada this winter.
Autumn if solitude is your thing take a scenic bush plane ride from yellowknife to elegantly rustic fly in blachford lake lodge wilderness resort.
September and october are usually the only months when the northern lights are visible at the same time as the lakes and rivers remain ice free.
Winter december to february winter is the best time to see the northern lights in canada.
Winter and springtime are generally less cloudy than autumn in and around the northern auroral zone so a trip between december and april makes sense charles deehr a professor emeritus and.
September brings a fleeting autumn but the colours can be absolutely magical but best of all is that you can often see two auroras for the price of one.
Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.
During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland.