Aurora Borealis in Akureyri
Iceland · 65.68°, -18.09° · geomagnetic 69.7° · needs Kp 3
Tonight's aurora forecast for Akureyri
27%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Akureyri needs Kp 3, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 3.3. That is on the threshold rather than over it, so cloud and moonlight will decide the night.
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Updated 2026-08-09 18:23 UTC
Local aurora guide for Akureyri
Akureyri is located at 69.7° geomagnetic latitude, a good position for aurora viewing.
A minimum Kp of 3 is generally needed for aurora to be visible.
With 108.1 viable nights per year, patience may be rewarded.
The best months for aurora viewing in Akureyri are March, October, and February.
From April through August, the region experiences no full darkness, making aurora viewing impossible.
Akureyri has a Bortle 4 rating, indicating a dark sky.
Dark sky conditions, Bortle 4, can be found 8 km north-northeast near Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur.
The horizon is marked by Stórihnjúkur to the west, Knaranes and Stapi to the north, Fornastaðafjall to the northeast, and Lönguhlíðarfjall to the west.
Goðafoss is a viewpoint located 26.8 km from Akureyri.
Hraun í Öxnadal and Svarfaðardalur are designated reserves.
Hraun í Öxnadal is 27.4 km from Akureyri, and Svarfaðardalur is 35.2 km away.
There have been 251 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Akureyri between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period from 2016-04-02 to 2026-03-30 includes 108.1 viable nights per year.
Qualifying nights in this period include March 30, 2026 (Kp 3.0), March 29, 2026 (Kp 3.33), March 28, 2026 (Kp 3.67), March 27, 2026 (Kp 3.33), and March 26, 2026 (Kp 3.0).
Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · OpenStreetMap contributors · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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