Yukon is one of the best places to see the northern lights in the world per its latitude and location.
Yukon northern lights best time of year.
From november to march is roughly the best time to go when nights are long and dark.
In autumn you could enjoy the reds and golds of the trees during the day and the blues and greens of the northern lights at night.
During the summer months the night skies are not dark enough to see the aurora borealis even at times when the solar wind activity is strong.
However if you get lucky it s possible to get a glimpse of aurora in yukon as early as mid august when the weather is still warm or as late as mid april when the snow starts to melt.
The centre has a theatre and a gift shop.
The best time for watching northern lights is when nights are the longest and darkest.
The accommodation was well situated close to lots of good eateries and very comfortable.
In yukon autumn and winter are generally good seasons to see the northern lights.
Went up there to hopefully see the aurora borealis and experience the local life.
The best time of year to see northern lights in yukon is from october to april.
Admin best time to view yukon northern lights aurora borealis.
If you don t have the time to see the northern lights or if you re not visiting the yukon at the right time of the year visit the northern lights centre at watson lake for displays shows and information about them.
In northern regions like the yukon the best time to view the aurora is from late august to mid april.
From november through march.
However yukon is blessed with a long season for the lights from mid august all the way through to mid april.
Best place to see northern lights in canada yukon.
Ideal viewing conditions consist of dark and clear nights preferably moonless with a magic window between 10 pm and 3 am.
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But it s believed that galileo galilei the famous astronomer physicist and engineer gave the northern lights the name the aurora borealis which in latin means dawn of the north.
When it came time to see the northern lights we were taken to this big open area 1 2 hour from town away from the city.
The long periods of darkness and the frequency of clear nights provide many good opportunities to watch the aurora borealis usually the best time of night on clear nights to watch for northern lights is local midnight adjust for differences caused by.
In whitehorse a top destination we can even find some of the best northern lights hotels in canada.
The northern lights have inspired numerous myths over the years.
Aurora borealis is during the first few weeks of winter.
Witnessing the northern lights is a transformational bucket list experience that many people wait years even a lifetime to.