Aurora Borealis in Örebro
Sweden · 59.27°, 15.21° · geomagnetic 58.3° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Örebro
46%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Örebro 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 Örebro
The aurora borealis is typically visible in Örebro when the geomagnetic activity reaches Kp 5 or higher. This level of activity is reached on an average of 21.5 nights per year.
Örebro is located at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.3 degrees. This latitude is favorable for viewing auroral displays.
The best months for aurora viewing in Örebro are September, March, and October. During these months, the nights are long enough for aurora to be potentially visible.
From May through August, Örebro experiences periods with no full darkness, which can make aurora viewing impossible.
Örebro has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky. Areas with less light pollution, such as Bortle 4 skies, can be found 25 km north near Örebro kommun.
There are several bodies of water and elevated areas near Örebro that may offer clearer views of the horizon. These include Kränglan, a hill 5.0 km north-north-east, and Hemfjärden, a bay 7.3 km east.
Kränglan, a hill located 5.0 km north-north-east of Örebro, offers a vantage point.
Hemfjärden, a bay situated 7.3 km east of Örebro, provides a different perspective.
Other locations with potential viewing opportunities include Tysslingen lake (9.9 km west-north-west), Lången lake (10.4 km north), and Mellanfjärden bay (14.8 km east).
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 21.5 nights per year on average when auroral activity reached levels potentially visible in Örebro.
Historical records show verified aurora sightings in the region. For example, Kp 5.0 or higher activity was recorded on March 24, 2026, March 23, 2026, March 22, 2026, March 21, 2026, and March 20, 2026.
Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Revon location dataset · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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