Northern Lights 2024 Utah Map. If you really want to be sure to see the northern lights this year, the following cities are well within the auroral zone even in regular years and are known hotspots for viewing the northern lights: (protons cause faint and diffuse aurora, usually not easily visible to the human eye.)

If you really want to be sure to see the northern lights this year, the following cities are well within the auroral zone even in regular years and are known hotspots for viewing the northern lights: Typically, the best time to view the northern lights is around the march and october equinoxes.