Aurora Borealis in Newmarket
United Kingdom · 52.24°, 0.40° · geomagnetic 54.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Newmarket
2%
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 4.9. 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 is at 54.0° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude when the Kp index reaches 7.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year in Newmarket where conditions are suitable for aurora viewing.
Records of suitable viewing nights span from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Newmarket are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.
Newmarket has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating moderate light pollution.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found 57 km north near King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Areas with Bortle 5 ratings are located 24 km east near West Suffolk.
Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve is located 10.6 km north-west of Newmarket.
West Stow Country Park is situated 17.6 km east-north-east of Newmarket.
Haddenham village offers a hill viewpoint 21.1 km north-west of Newmarket.
There have been 57 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Newmarket between 2015 and 2016.
The historical record shows viable aurora nights occurring on dates such as 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), and 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67).
Further qualifying nights include 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33) and 2025-11-11 (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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