Aurora Borealis in Beaconsfield
Canada · 45.43°, -73.87° · geomagnetic 54.8° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Beaconsfield
3%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Beaconsfield needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield is at a geomagnetic latitude of 54.8 degrees. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary K-index reaches 7 or higher.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year in this region where conditions are suitable for aurora viewing.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Beaconsfield are May, August, and September.
These months offer a good overlap between the darker night skies and the historical periods when auroras have been observed.
Beaconsfield experiences a Bortle 9 sky, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 conditions near Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (77 km west-north-west) and Bortle 5 near Brownsburg-Chatham (61 km north-west), are further away.
Local areas like Parc Grier, Parc Hillcrest, Plage Crystal, Plage Noël, and Pointe Théoret offer varied horizons.
Parc Grier is a park located 3.1 km north-north-west of Beaconsfield.
Parc Hillcrest, another park, is situated 3.2 km north of Beaconsfield.
Plage Crystal is a beach 4.4 km north-west of Beaconsfield, while Plage Noël, also a beach, is 4.4 km north-north-west. Pointe Théoret is a headland 4.7 km north-north-west of Beaconsfield.
There have been 41 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Beaconsfield between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The region experiences approximately 3.2 viable aurora nights per year.
Notable qualifying nights in the historical record include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Revon location dataset · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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