Clovis, CA Night Sky Brightness
Clovis, CA's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Clovis in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Clovis's sky is brighter than 80.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
The nearest darker sky to Clovis
Parlier, CA, about 17 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Clovis. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Parlier, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Clovis compares nationally
About 127,993 people live in Clovis, CA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Clovis's position, 2,565 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.