San Benito, TX: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts San Benito in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 47.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far San Benito is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Raymondville, TX, roughly 25 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

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

How San Benito compares nationally

San Benito, TX counts roughly 24,712 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. San Benito places 1,509 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.