Aurora Borealis in Drummondville
Canada · 45.88°, -72.48° · geomagnetic 55.2° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Drummondville
6%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Drummondville 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 Drummondville
Drummondville is located at 55.2° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during periods of high geomagnetic activity, specifically when the Kp index reaches 7 or above.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year in Drummondville where conditions are suitable for aurora viewing, based on historical data from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Drummondville are May, August, and September. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.
Drummondville has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating moderate light pollution. For darker skies, areas like Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, 22 km to the north-east, offer a Bortle 5 rating, and Wotton, 59 km to the east-south-east, provides a Bortle 4 rating.
Several locations around Drummondville offer varied horizons. Parc Simard, to the north-west, is a park with a relatively close horizon. Parc Gaudet, west-north-west, is another park with a nearby horizon. Île Rocheleau, north-north-west, is an island with a horizon to consider. La Petite Montagne, east-north-east, is a mountain offering a different perspective. Pointe Wdamôganapskok, north-north-west, is a headland with its own horizon characteristics.
Parc Simard is a park located 4.4 km north-west of Drummondville. Parc Gaudet, a park situated 4.6 km west-north-west of Drummondville, is another potential area.
Île Rocheleau is an island 6.1 km north-north-west of Drummondville. La Petite Montagne, a mountain 6.3 km east-north-east of Drummondville, offers a different vantage point.
Pointe Wdamôganapskok is a headland located 10.2 km north-north-west of Drummondville.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were approximately 3.2 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing in Drummondville. The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Within a 300 km radius of Drummondville, 72 verified aurora reports were recorded between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
Notable qualifying nights with high Kp values 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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