Aurora Borealis in Trois-Rivières
Canada · 46.35°, -72.55° · geomagnetic 55.7° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Trois-Rivières
10%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Trois-Rivières needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Trois-Rivières
The aurora forecast uses a Kp 7 threshold. This is a strong geomagnetic storm level. Trois-Rivières is at 55.7° geomagnetic latitude.
On average, there are 3.2 nights per year with aurora potential at this latitude. The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Trois-Rivières are May, August, and September. These months offer a good overlap between dark skies and potential aurora activity.
Trois-Rivières has a Bortle scale rating of 8, indicating significant light pollution. Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 skies 45 km north near Saint-Tite or Bortle 5 skies 18 km north-north-east near Saint-Maurice, are further away.
Local viewpoints include Parc Germain-Deschênes (3.1 km west), Parc De La Girardière (3.2 km west-north-west), Pointe des Chenaux (3.4 km east-north-east), Cap de la Madeleine (3.5 km east-north-east), and Pointe au Diable (4.9 km north-west).
In the vicinity of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, several geographic features offer potential vantage points. These include Parc Germain-Deschênes, located 3.1 km to the west, and Parc De La Girardière, a park situated 3.2 km west-north-west.
Further east-north-east are Pointe des Chenaux and Cap de la Madeleine, at distances of 3.4 km and 3.5 km respectively. To the north-west, Pointe au Diable is situated 4.9 km away.
Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 64 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Trois-Rivières. The data spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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