Aurora Borealis in Dickinson
United States · 46.88°, -102.79° · geomagnetic 54.7° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Dickinson
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Dickinson 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 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Dickinson
Dickinson is located at 54.7° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year in Dickinson where conditions might be favorable for aurora viewing.
The historical record for this area spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Dickinson are May, September, and August.
These months offer a good overlap between the darker night skies needed for aurora observation and the historical periods when auroras have been visible in this region.
Dickinson experiences a Bortle 5 sky, indicating moderate light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, classified as Bortle 4, can be found approximately 26 km east-north-east near Stark County.
Notable features in the landscape include Seventeen Butte, a mountain located 7.4 km north-north-west of Dickinson, and Simon Butte, a mountain 11.4 km north-north-east of Dickinson.
Seventeen Butte is a mountain situated 7.4 km north-north-west of Dickinson.
Simon Butte is another mountain located 11.4 km north-north-east of Dickinson.
There have been 24 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Dickinson between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The historical data indicates approximately 3.2 potentially viable aurora nights per year for Dickinson.
Notable qualifying nights in the recent 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 location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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