Aurora Borealis in Bicester
United Kingdom · 51.90°, -1.15° · geomagnetic 53.9° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Bicester
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Bicester 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 Bicester
The aurora borealis is visible at Kp 7 in Bicester.
This corresponds to a geomagnetic latitude of 53.9°.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with aurora potential.
The best months for aurora viewing in Bicester are September, August, and November.
Full darkness is not present during June and July.
Bicester has a Bortle scale rating of 6.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are found 132 km west-north-west near Herefordshire.
Bortle 5 conditions are present 44 km west-south-west near Cotswold District.
Steepness Hill is a hill located 17.1 km west-north-west of Bicester.
Monkey Island is an island situated 17.2 km north-east of Bicester.
Crouch Hill is a hill 21.9 km north-west of Bicester. Hanwell Community Observatory is 25.7 km north-west of Bicester. Lodge Lake is a lake 29.3 km east-north-east of Bicester.
There have been 62 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Bicester between 2015 and 2016.
The period of record for aurora potential in Bicester is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable aurora events occurred on 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 · 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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