How dark is the sky in Imperial, CA?

Imperial's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 57.4% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Imperial.

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 Imperial

Somerton, AZ, about 53 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the rural band, one step darker than Imperial. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Imperial against the rest of the dataset

Imperial, CA has a population of about 22,102, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Imperial ranks 1,830 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.