Aurora Borealis in Sandnes

Norway · 58.85°, 5.74° · geomagnetic 59.5° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Sandnes

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Sandnes 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 Sandnes

Sandnes is located at 59.5° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 5 or higher.

With an average of 21.7 viable nights per year, patience may be required for aurora viewing.

The best months for aurora viewing in Sandnes are September, March, and October. During these months, the nights are dark enough to potentially see the aurora.

From May through August, Sandnes experiences periods with no full darkness, which can make aurora viewing difficult or impossible.

Sandnes has a Bortle scale rating of 7, indicating significant light pollution. Areas with lower Bortle ratings offer darker skies.

Darker skies can be found near Bjerkreim (Bortle 3), approximately 32 km east-south-east, and near Gjesdal (Bortle 5), approximately 19 km south-east.

The local horizon is marked by features such as Sandviksnuten mountain to the north-east, Ornhammaren hill to the east, and Litla Myklaberget hill to the north.

Local terrain features that may affect viewing include Sandviksnuten, a mountain located 3.0 km north-east of Sandnes.

Ornhammaren, a hill, is situated 3.4 km east of Sandnes.

Other nearby hills include Litla Myklaberget, 3.5 km north, and Stora Myklaberget, 3.8 km north. Dyrnesodden, a headland, is 3.8 km north-north-east.

Records indicate an average of 21.7 viable aurora nights per year in Sandnes, based on data spanning from 2016 to 2026.

Aurorasaurus has verified 10 reports within 300 km of Sandnes between January 2015 and December 2016.

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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