Aurora Borealis in Edmonton
United Kingdom · 51.63°, -0.06° · geomagnetic 53.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Edmonton
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Edmonton 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 Edmonton
Edmonton is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.5°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 are expected to occur about 2.7 nights per year.
This is based on records from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Edmonton are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness.
Edmonton has a Bortle scale rating of 7.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are 74 km east, and Bortle 5 conditions are 57 km north-east near Braintree.
Nearby terrain includes Pole Hill (4.1 km east-north-east), Bowyer's Water (8.2 km north-north-east), Cheshunt Lake (9.3 km north-north-east), Epping Forest (11.2 km north-east), and Brookmans Park (14.8 km north-west).
Pole Hill is a hill located 4.1 km east-north-east of Edmonton.
Bowyer's Water is a lake situated 8.2 km north-north-east of Edmonton.
Cheshunt Lake is a lake found 9.3 km north-north-east of Edmonton. Epping Forest is a hill 11.2 km north-east of Edmonton, and Brookmans Park is a park 14.8 km north-west of Edmonton.
There have been 58 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Edmonton between 2015 and 2016.
The records from 2016 to 2026 show approximately 2.7 viable nights per year.
Notable qualifying nights include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67), 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33), and 2025-11-11 (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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