Aurora Borealis in Great Malvern
United Kingdom · 52.11°, -2.33° · geomagnetic 54.3° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Great Malvern
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Great Malvern 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 Great Malvern
Great Malvern is at 54.3° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing. The historical record spans from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Great Malvern are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.
Great Malvern experiences a Bortle 6 sky. Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are found 49 km west-north-west, and Bortle 5 conditions are 32 km west-south-west, both near Herefordshire.
Notable terrain features include Halesend Wood, a hill 4.4 km north-west of Great Malvern, and Birchwood, a hill 5.4 km north-north-west.
Halesend Wood is a hill located 4.4 km north-west of Great Malvern.
Birchwood, another hill, is situated 5.4 km north-north-west of Great Malvern.
Cheluvett Park is a park 12.4 km north-north-east, and The Slip is a park 13.1 km north-north-east. Bevere Island is an island 14.8 km north-north-east.
There have been 93 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Great Malvern between 2015 and 2016.
Notable qualifying nights in the historical record include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), and 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: 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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