Northern lights Jūrmala tonight

Jūrmala's beach stretches 26 km along the Gulf of Riga coast facing north, and the widest section between Majori and Dubulti provides around 200 m of open sand between the dune ridge and the waterline. In winter the resort hotels are closed and the beach is quiet, giving an undisturbed view across the Gulf of Riga toward Estonia. Riga's light dome sits 20 km to the east and affects the eastern sky, but the north-facing horizon across the gulf is free of artificial light. The beach is accessible on foot from Majori railway station year-round, and the water's edge gives Bortle Class 3.

Ķemeri National Park protects one of Latvia's largest raised bogs, 20 km southeast of Jūrmala. The Great Ķemeri Bog has a 3.4 km circular boardwalk accessible year-round from the car park on Meža iela, and the bog surface is open and flat with sightlines to the horizon in all directions. The surrounding forest absorbs light from both Jūrmala and Riga, and the boardwalk is elevated above the surrounding sedge and bog myrtle, giving a clear sky view. From the bog platform the conditions reach Bortle Class 3.

Ragakāpa is a protected coastal dune ridge rising to 17 m behind the beach, accessible from a signed car park on Meža prospekts. The dune crest gives an elevated position above the beach with views north and northwest across the Gulf of Riga, and a boardwalk path runs along the crest. The ridge is forested with Scots pine which blocks some lateral sky, but the crest path gives an open overhead view and a clear northern horizon over the beach below. The elevation modestly reduces any town glow from below, and conditions from the dune ridge reach Bortle Class 3.