Aurora Borealis in Hartlepool
United Kingdom · 54.69°, -1.21° · geomagnetic 56.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Hartlepool
19%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Hartlepool 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 Hartlepool
Hartlepool is at a geomagnetic latitude of 56.6°.
Auroras are typically visible at this latitude when the Kp index reaches 7.
On average, there are about 2.6 nights per year when conditions are suitable for viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Hartlepool are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is not enough darkness for aurora viewing.
Hartlepool has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with Bortle 4 ratings, offering darker skies, can be found 15 km east-north-east near Tyne and Wear.
Notable terrain features include Whelly Hill to the west-north-west, Whangdon Hill to the west-north-west, Castle Eden Dene to the north-west, Horden Point to the north-north-west, and Shippersea Bay to the north-north-west.
Whelly Hill is a hill located 6.0 km west-north-west of Hartlepool.
Whangdon Hill is a hill situated 7.2 km west-north-west of Hartlepool.
Castle Eden Dene is a reserve located 9.9 km north-west of Hartlepool.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 2.6 viable aurora nights per year.
The period of record for aurora data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
There have been 228 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Hartlepool between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
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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