Aurora Borealis in Whitehaven
United Kingdom · 54.55°, -3.58° · geomagnetic 56.9° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Whitehaven
26%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven
Whitehaven is at 56.9° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here typically require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.6 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
Records span from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Whitehaven are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.
Whitehaven has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, are located 22 km east-south-east near Cumberland.
Notable features around Whitehaven include Providence Bay to the north, Syke Whinns Hill to the north-north-east, and High Park to the east-north-east.
Providence Bay is a bay located 3.1 km north of Whitehaven.
Syke Whinns Hill, a hill, is situated 5.3 km north-north-east of Whitehaven.
High Park, another hill, can be found 7.3 km east-north-east of Whitehaven.
There have been 241 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Whitehaven between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period of record for viable aurora nights 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), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
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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