Aurora Borealis in Burnaby
Canada · 49.27°, -122.95° · geomagnetic 54.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Burnaby
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Burnaby needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. 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 Burnaby
The aurora borealis is visible from Burnaby, Canada, at a geomagnetic latitude of 54.6°.
Auroral displays visible from Burnaby require a geomagnetic activity level of Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are 3.1 nights per year with sufficient geomagnetic activity for aurora viewing in Burnaby.
The best months for aurora viewing in Burnaby, Canada, are May, August, and September.
During June, Burnaby experiences no full darkness, which can impact aurora visibility.
Burnaby, Canada, has a Bortle scale rating of 7, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, can be found approximately 26 km north near Electoral Area A.
Notable elevated terrain near Burnaby includes Capitol Hill to the north-west, Roche Point to the north, and Mount Burnaby to the east-north-east.
Capitol Hill is a hill located 3.0 km north-west of Burnaby, Canada.
Roche Point is a headland situated 3.7 km north of Burnaby.
Mount Burnaby is a mountain 4.1 km east-north-east of Burnaby, Canada.
There have been 56 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Burnaby, Canada, between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026, has recorded nights with Kp values of 7.0 or higher.
Notable qualifying nights 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 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) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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