Aurora Borealis in Newmarket
Canada · 44.05°, -79.47° · geomagnetic 53.3° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Newmarket
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Newmarket needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Newmarket
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada is located at 53.3° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 7.
With an average of 3.2 viable nights per year, aurora viewing requires patience. The record span for observations is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada are May, August, and September. These months align with periods of darker skies.
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada experiences a Bortle 7 sky. Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 53 km north-north-east near Ramara Township.
Darker skies, Bortle 5, can be found 22 km north near Georgina. Several points offer potential viewing locations, including Ferguson Point, Cook's Bay, De Grassi Point, Joseph's Lake, and Mud Lake.
Geographic features near Newmarket, Ontario, Canada include Ferguson Point, a headland 22.3 km to the north. Cook's Bay is a body of water located 22.6 km north.
De Grassi Point, a headland, is situated 22.9 km north-west of Newmarket. Joseph's Lake and Mud Lake are bodies of water located 25.9 km and 26.5 km north-east, respectively.
Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 62 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. The period for viable night data spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights 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 · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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