How dark is the sky in Brenham, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Brenham in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Brenham's sky is brighter than 47.1% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

The nearest darker sky to Brenham

42 miles from Brenham, straight-line, sits Katy, TX, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Brenham's own suburban band.

Katy, TX is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Brenham against the rest of the dataset

Brenham, TX has a population of about 19,728, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Brenham ranks 1,504 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.