How dark is the sky in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

Satellite radiance puts Fort Lauderdale in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Fort Lauderdale's sky is brighter than 92.1% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Fort Lauderdale

North Lauderdale, FL, about 7 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban band, one step darker than Fort Lauderdale. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Fort Lauderdale against the rest of the dataset

Fort Lauderdale, FL has a population of about 190,641, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Fort Lauderdale ranks 2,935 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.