Aurora Borealis in Helsingør
Denmark · 56.04°, 12.61° · geomagnetic 55.7° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Helsingør
6%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Helsingør needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.8. 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 Helsingør
Helsingør is located at 55.7° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during geomagnetic storms of Kp 7 or higher.
Based on historical data, there are approximately 2.5 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing in this region. The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Helsingør are September, November, and August. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness in Helsingør due to the high angle of the sun. This twilight period can obscure aurora visibility.
Helsingør experiences a Bortle 7 light pollution level. Areas with less light pollution, such as Bortle 4 skies near Halsnæs Municipality (38 km west) or Bortle 5 skies near Gribskov Municipality (23 km west), offer better viewing conditions.
Notable features in the vicinity include Bøgeholm Sø, a lake 5.7 km west-north-west of Helsingør. Other features include the headlands of Ellekilde Hage (9.4 km north-west) and Svanebäcksudden (13.0 km north-north-west), the Svinbådan lighthouse (13.6 km north-north-west), and Hornbæk Bugt bay (14.8 km west-north-west).
Geographic features near Helsingør include Bøgeholm Sø, a lake located 5.7 km west-north-west. Ellekilde Hage, a headland, is situated 9.4 km north-west.
Further north-west are Svanebäcksudden headland at 13.0 km and Hornbæk Bugt bay at 14.8 km. The Svinbådan lighthouse is also located 13.6 km north-north-west.
There have been 6 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Helsingør between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
Notable qualifying nights based on Kp index include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67). Additional qualifying nights occurred on November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
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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