Aurora Borealis in Wellington
United Kingdom · 52.70°, -2.52° · geomagnetic 54.9° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Wellington
3%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Wellington 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 Wellington
Wellington is at a geomagnetic latitude of 54.9°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
Auroras are typically visible here during events with a Kp index of 7 or higher.
On average, there are about 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Wellington are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is not enough darkness for aurora viewing.
Wellington has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating moderate light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 conditions, can be found 60 km south-south-west near Herefordshire.
Further dark sky locations include Bortle 5 skies 33 km west near Shropshire. Notable terrain features include Lilleshall Hill to the east-north-east, Haughmond Hill to the west, and Hawkstone lake to the north-north-west.
Lilleshall Hill is a hill located 8.7 km east-north-east of Wellington.
Haughmond Hill is another hill situated 11.0 km west of Wellington.
Hawkstone lake, a lake, is 20.4 km north-north-west of Wellington. The wreck, a park, is 22.2 km north-west, and Sweat Mere, a lake, is 28.7 km north-west.
There have been 106 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Wellington between 2015 and 2016.
The period from 2016 to 2026 has recorded several nights with significant geomagnetic activity, including Kp 7.0 on March 20, 2026, and Kp 8.67 on January 19, 2026.
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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