Aurora Borealis in Solna
Sweden · 59.36°, 18.00° · geomagnetic 58.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Solna
41%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Solna 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 Solna
Solna is at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.0°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
Auroras visible at Solna require a Kp index of 7 or higher. This level of geomagnetic activity occurs on average 2.4 nights per year.
Historical data from 2016 to 2026 indicates that such conditions are possible.
The best months for aurora viewing in Solna are September, November, and March.
During May, June, July, and August, there is not enough full darkness for optimal aurora observation.
Solna experiences a Bortle scale rating of 8, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 conditions, are located 44 km east-south-east near Värmdö kommun.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 5, can be found 32 km east-north-east near Österåkers kommun. Local features like Bockholmen island and Lappkärret lake are to the east-north-east of Solna.
To the east-north-east of Solna, you can find Bockholmen, an island, and Lappkärret, a lake.
Further east-north-east are Kaninholmen island and Lappis beach.
Laduviken, another lake, is also located to the east-north-east of Solna.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were an average of 2.4 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing in Solna.
Records show qualifying nights occurred on March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
Additional qualifying nights were recorded on November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
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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