How dark is the sky in Miami Beach, FL?

Satellite radiance puts Miami Beach in the suburban edge band. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. That's brighter than 20.6% of the 3,206 US 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 Miami Beach

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Palm Beach Gardens, FL, roughly 72 miles away in a straight line, rated rural. Road distance will be more.

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

Miami Beach against the rest of the dataset

Miami Beach, FL counts roughly 83,251 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Miami Beach ranks 658 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.