Overview
- Meteorologist Karsten Brandt expects a 40–50% chance of aurora on the night to Sunday in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and southern Brandenburg, with the best window likely from midnight to 3 a.m. if clouds break.
- Rügen, Sylt and Fehmarn top a 32-site ranking for 2026 based on light pollution, average February cloud cover, Feb. 1 daylight length and documented sighting reports.
- Further strong prospects include Müritz National Park, Darßer Ort, the Harz, Pellworm, Helgoland, the Eifel and Spiekeroog, where darker skies raise visibility odds.
- Experts advise targeting roughly 22:00 to 02:00 for viewing, with clear, dark conditions essential during a prime period that runs from early February through late March 2026.
- The same heightened solar activity enabling mid-latitude displays can disrupt satellites, and some reporting suggests similarly favorable visibility in Germany may not recur until around 2037.