Aurora Borealis in Aylesbury
United Kingdom · 51.82°, -0.81° · geomagnetic 53.8° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Aylesbury
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Aylesbury needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.9. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Aylesbury
Aylesbury is at 53.8° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with aurora potential. These opportunities are recorded between 2016 and 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Aylesbury are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact aurora visibility.
Aylesbury experiences a Bortle 7 sky, indicating significant light pollution.
Darker skies, Bortle 5, can be found about 65 km west near Cotswold District. Bortle 4 skies are approximately 127 km north-east near King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Local terrain features include Waddesdon Hill to the west-north-west, Bunshill to the north-north-west, and Grotto Island to the west-north-west.
Waddesdon Hill is a local hill located 6.2 km west-north-west of Aylesbury.
Bunshill is another hill situated 8.3 km north-north-west of Aylesbury.
Grotto Island, an island, is 14.2 km west-north-west of Aylesbury. China Island, also an island, is 14.3 km west of Aylesbury. Blue Lagoon Park, a park, is 19.6 km north-north-east of Aylesbury.
There are 61 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Aylesbury between 2015 and 2016.
The historical record shows potential aurora nights occurring on March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
Additional potential viewing nights include November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: 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) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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