Aurora Borealis in Lillehammer

Norway · 61.12°, 10.47° · geomagnetic 60.8° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Lillehammer

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Lillehammer needs Kp 5 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 Lillehammer

The aurora borealis is visible at a geomagnetic latitude of 60.8°.

Auroral activity is measured by the Kp index, with Kp 5 considered a threshold for visibility.

On average, there are 20.1 nights per year with sufficient activity for aurora viewing.

The best months for aurora viewing are September, October, and March.

During May, June, July, and August, there is insufficient darkness for aurora viewing.

Lillehammer is rated Bortle 5 for light pollution.

Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 3, are located 15 km north near Øyer.

Further dark sky locations include Bortle 5 skies 13 km south near Gjøvik.

Hansvehaugen, a hill located 3.3 km north of Lillehammer, offers a potential viewpoint.

Våløya, an island 3.6 km west-north-west of Lillehammer, is another nearby location.

Rundhaugen, a hill 4.0 km north of Lillehammer, and Storvollen, an island 4.1 km west-north-west, are also noted.

There have been 306 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Lillehammer between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

The period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026, has recorded nights with Kp values of 5.0 or higher.

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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