Churchill Northern Lights
Hudson Bay's aurora, from a town under the oval that counts northern-lights nights by the hundred.
About this view
Churchill, in northern Canada, sits on Hudson Bay at 58°N: the polar bear capital of the world, and directly under the auroral oval, which is why locals claim the northern lights on some 300 nights a year. This explore.org live webcam watches that sky from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, east of town.
Flat horizon, no light pollution, and a sky where the aurora borealis can go from nothing to a full green arc in minutes. On active nights the curtains ripple across the whole frame; on quiet ones the stars keep the watch, 24/7. The bears gather in October and November; this camera's business is the sky.
Prime months are February and March, for the clearest skies, with a second window in late August and September. Churchill runs on Central time, UTC−6, UTC−5 in summer; under the oval a Kp of 4 makes a good night, and the show peaks between 11 pm and 2 am.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Churchill Northern Lights live cam located?
- The camera looks over Churchill, Manitoba, in Canada. Its position is 58.737°N, 93.822°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Churchill Northern Lights camera?
- Churchill, Manitoba runs on UTC−5, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Churchill, Manitoba?
- Yes — the closest ones are International Wolf Center, World's Largest Buffalo Monument and Furball Farm Cat Sanctuary. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by explore.org, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
