How dark is the sky in Galveston, TX?

Satellite radiance puts Galveston in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Galveston's sky is brighter than 2.3% 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 Galveston

426 miles from Galveston, straight-line, sits Saraland, AL, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Galveston's own rural band.

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

Galveston against the rest of the dataset

About 53,538 people live in Galveston, TX, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Among all 3,206 cities here, Galveston ranks 74 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.