Aurora Borealis in Skövde
Sweden · 58.39°, 13.85° · geomagnetic 57.7° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Skövde
35%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Skövde needs Kp 7 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 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Skövde
Skövde is located at 57.7° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a minimum Kp of 7.
The period between 2016 and 2026 saw an average of 2.4 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Skövde are September, November, and March.
During May, June, July, and August, there is no full darkness, which may impact viewing conditions.
Skövde has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating moderate light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found 15 km north-east near Skövde kommun.
Further Bortle 5 dark sky areas are located 13 km north-north-west near Skövde kommun.
West-north-west of Skövde, the lake Flämsjön and lake Emten offer open horizons.
North-north-west of Skövde, the hill Hjortekullen provides elevated views.
East-north-east of Skövde, the hill Klevaberget and the ridge Stenåsen are also notable features.
Between 2015 and 2016, there were 44 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Skövde.
Notable qualifying nights between 2025 and 2026 included Kp 7.0 on March 20th, Kp 7.67 on January 20th, Kp 8.67 on January 19th, Kp 7.33 on November 12th, and Kp 8.67 on November 11th.
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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