Aurora Borealis in Hereford
United Kingdom · 52.06°, -2.71° · geomagnetic 54.3° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Hereford
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Hereford 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 Hereford
The aurora borealis is visible at Kp 7, which occurs on average 2.7 nights per year in Hereford.
This is due to Hereford's geomagnetic latitude of 54.3°.
The best months for aurora viewing in Hereford are September, August, and November.
June and July experience no full darkness, which may impact viewing opportunities.
Hereford has a Bortle 5 rating for light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, are located 29 km north-west near Herefordshire.
Other areas with Bortle 5 ratings are found 7 km south-south-west near Herefordshire.
Breinton Common is a hill located 5.3 km west of Hereford.
Burghill is a hill situated 6.5 km north-north-west of Hereford.
Flits National Nature Reserve is a reserve 13.1 km west of Hereford.
There have been 91 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Hereford between 2015 and 2016.
The record span for viable aurora nights in Hereford is from 2016 to 2026.
Notable qualifying nights 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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