Aurora Borealis in Staines
United Kingdom · 51.43°, -0.51° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Staines
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Staines needs Kp 7 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 Staines
The aurora borealis is visible at Kp 7 or higher. This level of geomagnetic activity is expected on 2.7 nights per year in Staines.
Staines is located at 53.4° geomagnetic latitude. This means that auroras are typically seen at higher latitudes.
The best months for aurora viewing in Staines are September, August, and November. During these months, the nights are long enough for aurora displays.
June and July experience no full darkness, making aurora viewing impossible during these summer months.
Staines has a Bortle 8 sky, indicating significant light pollution. For darker skies, Bortle 4 conditions are found 105 km to the east, and Bortle 5 skies are near Winchester, 71 km to the south-west.
Local features that may affect viewing include Magna Carta Island to the west-north-west, Friary Island to the north-west, and Windsor Great Park to the west-north-west.
Nearby geographical features include Magna Carta Island, an island located 4.3 km west-north-west of Staines. Friary Island, another island, is situated 5.5 km north-west of Staines.
Further afield, Windsor Great Park is a park 8.8 km west-north-west of Staines. Windsor Castle, a historic site, is located 9.0 km north-west of Staines. The Vale (Heston), a hill, is 10.5 km north-east of Staines.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 2.7 viable aurora nights per year in Staines. The record span for these observations is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights within this period include January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0).
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)
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