Aurora Borealis in Saint Andrews
United Kingdom · 56.34°, -2.80° · geomagnetic 58.5° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Saint Andrews
51%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Saint Andrews needs Kp 5 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 Saint Andrews
Saint Andrews is at 58.5° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 5.
On average, there are 22.4 nights per year in Saint Andrews when conditions are suitable for aurora viewing.
Records of suitable viewing nights span from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Saint Andrews are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing opportunities.
The night sky in Saint Andrews is rated as Bortle 4.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions, offering darker skies, are found near Fife, approximately 10 km south-south-east.
Notable features in the horizon include Out Head to the north-north-west, Saint Andrews Bay to the north-west, Shelly Point to the north-west, Lucklaw Hill to the west-north-west, and Craigfoodie Hill to the west.
Geographic features near Saint Andrews that may offer viewing opportunities include Out Head, a headland located 3.3 km north-north-west.
Saint Andrews Bay is a bay situated 3.8 km north-west.
Shelly Point, a headland, is 4.4 km north-west. Lucklaw Hill, a hill, is 10.1 km west-north-west, and Craigfoodie Hill, also a hill, is 10.4 km west.
There have been 232 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Saint Andrews between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026, has seen several nights with Kp index values of 5.0 or higher.
Specific qualifying nights include March 24, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 23, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 22, 2026 (Kp 6.67), March 21, 2026 (Kp 6.0), and March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0).
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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