Cody, WY Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Cody, WY?
Satellite radiance puts Cody in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Cody's sky is brighter than 48.4% 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
The nearest darker sky to Cody
Sheridan, WY, about 105 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Cody. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.
Sheridan, WY is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Cody against the rest of the dataset
Cody, WY counts roughly 10,391 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Cody comes in at 1,542, darkest to brightest.