Top 50 solar flares of the year 2020
On this page you will find an overview of the strongest solar flares of the year 2020 together with links to more information in our archive and a video (if available) of the event.
| Region | Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M4.4 | 2020/11/29 | 2790 | 12:34 | 13:11 | 13:41 | |
| 2 | M1.1 | 2020/05/29 | 2764 | 07:13 | 07:24 | 07:28 | |
| 3 | C9.3 | 2020/05/29 | 10:41 | 10:46 | 10:50 | ||
| 4 | C7.4 | 2020/12/07 | 2790 | 15:46 | 16:32 | 17:33 | |
| 5 | C7.3 | 2020/11/05 | 2781 | 00:01 | 00:22 | 00:34 | |
| 6 | C5.7 | 2020/11/08 | 2781 | 05:13 | 05:18 | 05:23 | |
| 7 | C4.3 | 2020/10/29 | 2779 | 11:30 | 11:50 | 12:07 | |
| 8 | C4.3 | 2020/11/23 | 2785 | 22:59 | 23:35 | 23:57 | |
| 9 | C4.3 | 2020/10/27 | 2778 | 06:11 | 06:16 | 06:21 | |
| 10 | C4 | 2020/12/14 | 2792 | 14:09 | 14:37 | 14:56 | |
| 11 | C3.8 | 2020/12/01 | 2790 | 04:08 | 04:27 | 04:34 | |
| 12 | C3.8 | 2020/11/26 | 2786 | 12:42 | 12:53 | 13:07 | |
| 13 | C3.5 | 2020/10/16 | 2774 | 14:57 | 15:11 | 15:16 | |
| 14 | C3.4 | 2020/11/01 | 2778 | 17:15 | 17:30 | 17:40 | |
| 15 | C3.4 | 2020/11/25 | 2786 | 03:47 | 04:02 | 04:21 | |
| 16 | C3.3 | 2020/11/22 | 2785 | 17:23 | 17:31 | 17:37 | |
| 17 | C3.1 | 2020/11/28 | 2786 | 22:59 | 23:18 | 23:32 | |
| 18 | C2.9 | 2020/11/28 | 2786 | 13:26 | 13:35 | 13:43 | |
| 19 | C2.8 | 2020/11/06 | 00:01 | 00:05 | 00:11 | ||
| 20 | C2.7 | 2020/11/05 | 23:31 | 23:56 | 00:01 | ||
| 21 | C2.6 | 2020/11/11 | 2782 | 18:36 | 19:12 | 19:38 | |
| 22 | C2.6 | 2020/11/26 | 19:20 | 21:23 | 23:53 | ||
| 23 | C2.5 | 2020/11/12 | 2782 | 03:58 | 04:13 | 04:20 | |
| 24 | C2.3 | 2020/11/05 | 2781 | 09:38 | 09:54 | 09:58 | |
| 25 | C2.3 | 2020/11/08 | 2781 | 01:09 | 01:15 | 01:19 | |
| 26 | C2.3 | 2020/10/27 | 2778 | 11:07 | 11:18 | 11:24 | |
| 27 | C2.1 | 2020/11/06 | 01:00 | 01:04 | 01:08 | ||
| 28 | C2 | 2020/08/15 | 2770 | 06:32 | 06:47 | 07:00 | |
| 29 | C1.9 | 2020/11/20 | 2783 | 16:44 | 17:03 | 17:11 | |
| 30 | C1.8 | 2020/11/04 | 2781 | 16:58 | 17:11 | 17:20 | |
| 31 | C1.8 | 2020/11/05 | 00:53 | 00:56 | 01:00 | ||
| 32 | C1.8 | 2020/11/06 | 2781 | 15:13 | 15:22 | 15:26 | |
| 33 | C1.8 | 2020/11/07 | 2781 | 06:12 | 06:15 | 06:20 | |
| 34 | C1.8 | 2020/11/26 | 2786 | 06:52 | 06:55 | 06:59 | |
| 35 | C1.7 | 2020/12/03 | 2786 | 01:45 | 01:56 | 02:03 | |
| 36 | C1.7 | 2020/11/05 | 2781 | 06:06 | 06:16 | 06:22 | |
| 37 | C1.7 | 2020/11/05 | 2781 | 13:17 | 13:27 | 13:33 | |
| 38 | C1.7 | 2020/11/06 | 2781 | 00:47 | 00:50 | 00:54 | |
| 39 | C1.6 | 2020/11/29 | 2786 | 11:24 | 11:44 | 12:03 | |
| 40 | C1.6 | 2020/12/05 | 2790 | 00:16 | 00:38 | 00:52 | |
| 41 | C1.6 | 2020/12/06 | 2790 | 13:18 | 13:27 | 13:36 | |
| 42 | C1.6 | 2020/11/01 | 2779 | 19:01 | 19:16 | 19:41 | |
| 43 | C1.5 | 2020/10/27 | 2778 | 13:31 | 13:41 | 13:54 | |
| 44 | C1.5 | 2020/11/27 | 2786 | 16:45 | 16:59 | 17:29 | |
| 45 | C1.5 | 2020/11/28 | 2786 | 01:21 | 01:35 | 01:56 | |
| 46 | C1.5 | 2020/10/29 | 2779 | 20:00 | 20:16 | 20:38 | |
| 47 | C1.5 | 2020/08/08 | 2770 | 03:42 | 03:49 | 03:55 | |
| 48 | C1.5 | 2020/10/16 | 2774 | 12:46 | 12:57 | 13:03 | |
| 49 | C1.4 | 2020/10/28 | 2779 | 21:59 | 22:11 | 22:18 | |
| 50 | C1.4 | 2020/12/01 | 2786 | 23:11 | 23:20 | 23:26 |
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