How dark is the sky in Memphis, TN?

Memphis reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 72.7% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Memphis.

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.

How far Memphis is from a meaningfully darker sky

11 miles from Memphis, straight-line, sits Germantown, TN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Memphis's own suburban band.

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

Memphis against the rest of the dataset

Memphis, TN has a population of about 610,919, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Memphis ranks 2,317 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.