Reno, NV Night Sky Brightness
Reno, NV's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Reno 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. Reno's sky is brighter than 28.3% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
How far Reno is from a meaningfully darker sky
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Truckee, CA, roughly 23 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.
Truckee, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Reno compares nationally
Reno, NV counts roughly 281,714 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Reno's position, 902 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.