Aurora Borealis in Buckingham
Canada · 45.59°, -75.42° · geomagnetic 54.9° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Buckingham
4%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Buckingham 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 Buckingham
Buckingham is at a geomagnetic latitude of 54.9°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
An aurora event requires a Kp of 7 or higher. Based on historical data, there are approximately 3.2 nights per year in Buckingham where this threshold is met.
The period from 2016 to 2026 has been analyzed for these potential viewing opportunities.
The best months for aurora viewing in Buckingham are May, September, and August.
These months align with periods of darkness suitable for observing the aurora.
Buckingham has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating moderate light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 3 near Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette (19 km north-north-west) and Bortle 5 near Clarence-Rockland (16 km south-east), are also noted.
The local terrain includes bodies of water like Baie Cousineau and Baie Ladouceur to the west, Lac Donaldson and Lac Devine to the west and north-west, and La Grosse Île to the west.
Geographic features near Buckingham include Baie Cousineau and Baie Ladouceur, both bays located to the west.
Further west and north-west are Lac Donaldson and Lac Devine, which are lakes.
La Grosse Île, an island, is also situated to the west of Buckingham.
Between 2016 and 2026, there have been an average of 3.2 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing in Buckingham.
Historical records show 44 verified aurora sightings within 300 km of Buckingham between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
Specific qualifying nights with Kp values of 7.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 2026; January 20, 2026; January 19, 2026; November 12, 2025; and November 11, 2025.
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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