How dark is the sky in New Braunfels, TX?

Satellite radiance puts New Braunfels in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 71.3% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than New Braunfels.

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 New Braunfels

Cibolo, TX, about 11 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than New Braunfels. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

New Braunfels against the rest of the dataset

New Braunfels, TX counts roughly 116,477 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, New Braunfels ranks 2,273 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.