Venture just a short distance away from the city of whitehorse s light pollution and you can.
Best time and place to see the northern lights in canada.
Thanks to longer hours of darkness and clear night skies december through march is usually the best time to observe this elusive natural phenomenon though you can sometimes see the northern.
Evening aurora hunting sessions typically last 4 hours and tours are available between mid august and mid april.
However they shine their brightest from february to april on the dark clear nights.
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However the country is so large that there are many good areas to enjoy seeing the northern lights in canada from the hudson bay to the alaska border in whitehorse and dawson city.
However if we want to see the northern lights in canada in august or another summer month a high kp in the southern parts still fewer hours of darkness would give you the best chances to see aurora borealis.
The optimal timeframe is either fall or winter though summer is pretty good too.
Churchill manitoba come for the polar bears stay for the northern lights.
Once outside of the city the lights can appear at any time from september to april in alberta.
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The best months to see the aurora borealis in canada are from october to march most hours of darkness.
Travelers who visit the yukon in the winter months will likely see the northern lights more than once.
This is especially true in the non arctic areas like the canadian rockies.
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.
Winter december to february winter is the best time to see the northern lights in canada.
That magical night took place in yoho national park british columbia.
If you are going to canada specifically to see the northern lights try to plan your trip from december to january.
There are parks where you can take in the glorious sights of the northern lights.