How dark is the sky in Champaign, IL?

Champaign reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 82.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Champaign.

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 Champaign

Mahomet, IL, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Champaign. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Champaign against the rest of the dataset

Champaign, IL has a population of about 91,961, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Champaign ranks 2,642 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.