Where in England is best for the aurora?

By geomagnetic latitude, Carlisle at 57.1°. No town sits at 60 degrees or more, so every town needs some activity.

Which town in England has the longest December night?

Blyth, with 15.2 hours of civil night on December 15.

Which town in England has the clearest dark season?

Harrogate, with 74% mean cloud amount in the months with at least 4 hours of civil night (NASA POWER, 2001 to 2020).

What is the best month for aurora in England?

December for 52 of 62 towns, by civil night times the clear share of the sky. Each town page gives its own month.

United Kingdom · 240 towns

Aurora towns in England

Answer

Glow tracks 240 towns in England, United Kingdom. They sit between 55.0° at Belper and 57.1° at Carlisle on the IGRF-14 dipole. The regional median, 55.7 degrees, is 0.6 degrees below the median for United Kingdom.

55.7°

median geomagnetic latitude

IGRF-14 dipole, SunCalc, NASA POWER

Ranked by geomagnetic latitude

Dipole latitude, highest first
Rank	Town	Value
1	Carlisle	57.1°
2	Blyth	57.1°
3	Newcastle upon Tyne	56.9°
4	Consett	56.9°
5	Whitehaven	56.8°
6	Sunderland	56.8°
7	Penrith	56.8°
8	Durham	56.7°
9	Peterlee	56.7°
10	Kendal	56.5°
11	Darlington	56.5°
12	Middlesbrough	56.5°
13	Barrow in Furness	56.4°
14	Northallerton	56.3°
15	Morecambe	56.3°
16	Lancaster	56.2°
17	Ripon	56.1°
18	Scarborough	56.1°
19	Blackpool	56.0°
20	Harrogate	56.0°
21	Preston	55.9°
22	Keighley	55.9°
23	Burnley	55.9°
24	Southport	55.9°
25	York	55.9°
26	Bridlington	55.8°
27	Darwen	55.8°
28	Leeds	55.8°
29	Halifax, England	55.8°
30	Bolton	55.7°
31	Rochdale	55.7°
32	Selby	55.7°
33	Huddersfield	55.7°
34	Wakefield	55.7°
35	Liverpool	55.6°
36	St Helens	55.6°
37	Manchester, England	55.6°
38	Goole	55.6°
39	Brough	55.6°
40	Kingston upon Hull	55.5°
41	Wombwell	55.5°
42	Doncaster	55.5°
43	Scunthorpe	55.4°
44	Northwich	55.4°
45	High Peak	55.4°
46	Chester	55.4°
47	Sheffield	55.4°
48	Macclesfield	55.4°
49	Grimsby	55.3°
50	Dinnington	55.3°
51	Gainsborough	55.3°
52	Crewe	55.3°
53	Worksop	55.2°
54	Nantwich	55.2°
55	Chesterfield	55.2°
56	Leek	55.2°
57	Louth	55.1°
58	Oswestry	55.1°
59	Stoke-on-Trent	55.1°
60	Mansfield	55.1°
61	Lincoln	55.1°
62	Belper	55.0°

Ranked by December darkness

On December 15 the median town gets 15.0 hours of civil night, against 15.0 nationally. Blyth has the most at 15.2 hours and Liverpool the least at 14.9. Every town keeps some civil darkness through the June solstice.

Civil night on December 15, longest first
Rank	Town	Value
1	Blyth	15.2 h
2	Newcastle upon Tyne	15.2 h
3	Carlisle	15.1 h
4	Consett	15.1 h
5	Whitehaven	15.1 h
6	Sunderland	15.1 h
7	Penrith	15.1 h
8	Durham	15.1 h
9	Peterlee	15.1 h
10	Kendal	15.1 h
11	Darlington	15.1 h
12	Middlesbrough	15.1 h
13	Northallerton	15.1 h
14	Scarborough	15.1 h
15	Barrow in Furness	15.0 h
16	Morecambe	15.0 h
17	Lancaster	15.0 h
18	Ripon	15.0 h
19	Blackpool	15.0 h
20	Harrogate	15.0 h
21	Preston	15.0 h
22	Keighley	15.0 h
23	Burnley	15.0 h
24	Southport	15.0 h
25	York	15.0 h
26	Bridlington	15.0 h
27	Darwen	15.0 h
28	Leeds	15.0 h
29	Halifax, England	15.0 h
30	Bolton	15.0 h
31	Rochdale	15.0 h
32	Selby	15.0 h
33	Huddersfield	15.0 h
34	Wakefield	15.0 h
35	Manchester, England	15.0 h
36	Goole	15.0 h
37	Brough	15.0 h
38	Kingston upon Hull	15.0 h
39	Wombwell	15.0 h
40	Doncaster	15.0 h
41	Scunthorpe	15.0 h
42	Grimsby	15.0 h
43	Liverpool	14.9 h
44	St Helens	14.9 h
45	Northwich	14.9 h
46	High Peak	14.9 h
47	Chester	14.9 h
48	Sheffield	14.9 h
49	Macclesfield	14.9 h
50	Dinnington	14.9 h
51	Gainsborough	14.9 h
52	Crewe	14.9 h
53	Worksop	14.9 h
54	Nantwich	14.9 h
55	Chesterfield	14.9 h
56	Leek	14.9 h
57	Louth	14.9 h
58	Oswestry	14.9 h
59	Stoke-on-Trent	14.9 h
60	Mansfield	14.9 h
61	Lincoln	14.9 h
62	Belper	14.9 h

Ranked by clear dark season

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology puts median cloud amount in the dark months at 75%, against 77% nationally. Harrogate is clearest at 74% and Blyth cloudiest at 77%. These are all-hours averages for 1 degree cells, not forecasts.

Mean cloud amount in months with 4 hours or more of civil night, clearest first
Rank	Town	Value
1	Harrogate	74%
2	Keighley	74%
3	York	74%
4	Leeds	74%
5	Halifax, England	74%
6	Selby	74%
7	Huddersfield	74%
8	Wakefield	74%
9	Goole	74%
10	Brough	74%
11	Kingston upon Hull	74%
12	Wombwell	74%
13	Doncaster	74%
14	Scunthorpe	74%
15	High Peak	74%
16	Sheffield	74%
17	Grimsby	74%
18	Dinnington	74%
19	Gainsborough	74%
20	Worksop	74%
21	Chesterfield	74%
22	Louth	74%
23	Mansfield	74%
24	Lincoln	74%
25	Belper	74%
26	Carlisle	75%
27	Whitehaven	75%
28	Penrith	75%
29	Kendal	75%
30	Barrow in Furness	75%
31	Morecambe	75%
32	Lancaster	75%
33	Oswestry	76%
34	Newcastle upon Tyne	77%
35	Consett	77%
36	Sunderland	77%
37	Durham	77%
38	Peterlee	77%
39	Darlington	77%
40	Middlesbrough	77%
41	Northallerton	77%
42	Ripon	77%
43	Scarborough	77%
44	Bridlington	77%
45	Blackpool	77%
46	Preston	77%
47	Burnley	77%
48	Southport	77%
49	Darwen	77%
50	Bolton	77%
51	Rochdale	77%
52	Liverpool	77%
53	St Helens	77%
54	Manchester, England	77%
55	Northwich	77%
56	Chester	77%
57	Macclesfield	77%
58	Crewe	77%
59	Nantwich	77%
60	Leek	77%
61	Stoke-on-Trent	77%
62	Blyth	77%

Multiplying civil night by the clear share of the sky, December comes out best for 52 of the 62 towns and February for 9. SWPC notes a tendency toward larger storms near the equinoxes, which this score does not include.

Every town

240 towns in England
Town	Dipole	Storm needed	Dec 15 night	Dark-month cloud	Best month
Ashington *	57.1°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Bedlington *	57.1°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Carlisle	57.1°	G1 or less	15.1 h	75%	Dec
Blyth	57.1°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Cramlington *	57.0°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Whitley Bay *	57.0°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Newburn *	57.0°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Gosforth *	57.0°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
North Shields *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Tynemouth *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Blaydon-on-Tyne *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Wallsend *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Newcastle upon Tyne	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
South Shields *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Workington *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.1 h	75%	Dec
Gateshead *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Jarrow *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Hebburn *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Whickham *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Felling *	56.9°	G1 or less	15.2 h	77%	Dec
Consett	56.9°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Washington *	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Stanley *	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Whitehaven	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	75%	Dec
Sunderland	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Penrith	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	75%	Dec
Chester-le-Street *	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Houghton-Le-Spring *	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Seaham *	56.8°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Durham	56.7°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Peterlee	56.7°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Spennymoor *	56.7°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Bishop Auckland *	56.6°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Hartlepool *	56.6°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Newton Aycliffe *	56.6°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Billingham *	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Redcar *	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Stockton-on-Tees *	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Kendal	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	75%	Dec
Darlington	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Middlesbrough	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Thornaby-on-Tees *	56.5°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Yarm *	56.4°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Guisborough *	56.4°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Barrow in Furness	56.4°	G1 or less	15.0 h	75%	Dec
Northallerton	56.3°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Morecambe	56.3°	G1 or less	15.0 h	75%	Dec
Heysham *	56.2°	G1 or less	15.0 h	75%	Dec
Lancaster	56.2°	G1 or less	15.0 h	75%	Dec
Fleetwood, England *	56.1°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Ripon	56.1°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Thornton-Cleveleys *	56.1°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Scarborough	56.1°	G1 or less	15.1 h	77%	Dec
Poulton-le-Fylde *	56.1°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Blackpool	56.0°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Fylde *	56.0°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Harrogate	56.0°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Lytham St Annes *	56.0°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Colne *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Preston	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Nelson *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Keighley	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Burnley	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Blackburn *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Guiseley *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bingley *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Accrington *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Yeadon *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Southport	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Baildon *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Leyland *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
York	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Shipley *	55.9°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bridlington	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Horsforth *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Darwen	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Haslingden *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Bradford *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Chapel Allerton *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Chorley *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Rawtenstall *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Pudsey *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Formby *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Rossendale *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Leeds	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Ormskirk *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Ramsbottom *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Horwich *	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Halifax, England	55.8°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Skelmersdale *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Cleckheaton *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Morley *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Maghull *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Brighouse *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Kippax *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Elland *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bolton	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Liversedge *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Heckmondwike *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bury *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Wigan *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Lofthouse *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Rochdale	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Batley *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Westhoughton *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Litherland *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Bootle *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Hindley *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Dewsbury *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Selby	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Kirkby *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Mirfield *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Castleford *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Farnworth *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Radcliffe *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Fazakerley *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Huddersfield	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Ossett *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Atherton *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Wakefield	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Whitefield *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Wallasey *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Tyldesley *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Ashton in Makerfield *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Royton *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Beverley *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Moreton *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Middleton *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Walkden *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Leigh *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Prestwich *	55.7°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Haydock *	55.7°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Pontefract *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Golborne *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Liverpool	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
St Helens	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Chadderton *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Old Swan *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Prescot *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Birkenhead *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Oldham *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Swinton *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Huyton *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Saddleworth *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Newton-le-Willows *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Eccles *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Salford *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Failsworth *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Manchester, England	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Goole	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bebington *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Allerton *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Irlam *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Darton *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Heswall *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Urmston *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Ashton-under-Lyne *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Droylsden *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Stretford *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Great Sankey *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Halewood *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Stalybridge *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	77%	Dec
Brough	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Dukinfield *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Warrington *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Widnes *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Garston *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Speke *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Sale *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
South Elmsall *	55.6°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Denton *	55.6°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Kingston upon Hull	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Barnsley *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Hyde *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Runcorn *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Neston *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Altrincham *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Thorne *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Adwick le Street *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bredbury *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Stockport *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Glossop *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Hale *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Ellesmere Port Town *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Wombwell	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Hoyland Nether *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Cheadle Hulme *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Hazel Grove *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Wath upon Dearne *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bentley *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Bramhall *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Doncaster	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Chapeltown *	55.5°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Mexborough *	55.5°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Wilmslow *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
New Mills *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Scunthorpe	55.4°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Conisbrough *	55.4°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Rawmarsh *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Northwich	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
High Peak	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Chester	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Rotherham *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Burngreave *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Sheffield	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Maltby *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Macclesfield	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Winsford *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Fulwood *	55.4°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Grimsby	55.3°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Buxton *	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Cleethorpes *	55.3°	G1 or less	15.0 h	74%	Dec
Dinnington	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Dronfield *	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Sandbach *	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Congleton *	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Gainsborough	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Crewe	55.3°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Staveley *	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Worksop	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Nantwich	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Chesterfield	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Retford *	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Biddulph *	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Kidsgrove *	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Leek	55.2°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Newcastle under Lyme *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Louth	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Oswestry	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	76%	Nov
Stoke-on-Trent	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	77%	Feb
Mansfield Woodhouse *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Longton *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	76%	Nov
Sutton in Ashfield *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Mansfield	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Alfreton *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Lincoln	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Kirkby in Ashfield *	55.1°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Belper	55.0°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Ripley *	55.0°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec
Heanor *	55.0°	G1 or less	14.9 h	74%	Dec

* Within 15 km of a larger town with the same rounded figures; its page points to that town. Cloud: NASA POWER mean for months with at least 4 hours of civil night.

Questions

Where in England is best for the aurora?: By geomagnetic latitude, Carlisle at 57.1°. No town sits at 60 degrees or more, so every town needs some activity.
Which town in England has the longest December night?: Blyth, with 15.2 hours of civil night on December 15.
Which town in England has the clearest dark season?: Harrogate, with 74% mean cloud amount in the months with at least 4 hours of civil night (NASA POWER, 2001 to 2020).
What is the best month for aurora in England?: December for 52 of 62 towns, by civil night times the clear share of the sky. Each town page gives its own month.

Sources and verification

GeoNames dump (CC BY 4.0)https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/
IGRF-14, NOAA NCEIhttps://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/coeffs/igrf14coeffs.txt
NASA POWER climatologyhttps://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/climatology/

Quoted figures last checked against their sources on 2026-09-30; next review 2026-12-31. Computed figures come from SunCalc and the IGRF-14 dipole as described in the methodology. Every quote is listed in the sources ledger.