Geminids meteor shower 2026 in London
Peak night, up to 150 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Local time in London
Night of 13 December to 14 December 2026
Dark sky that night
from 17:15 to 06:35
The Moon
21% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In December, London gets on average 11.6 clear nights out of 31 — about 37%. Clear night statistics for London
How to see it
Best time for meteors: after midnight until dawn, when the radiant is high. Look about halfway up the sky, away from city lights. Go somewhere dark any time of the night (best around 2 am), lie back and look at the whole sky, not at the radiant. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt and don’t look at your phone. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Cloud forecast for this night in London