Stafford, TX Night Sky Brightness
How dark is the sky in Stafford, TX?
Stafford's sky measures urban here. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Stafford's sky is brighter than 98.1% of the 3,206 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, covered fully in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Stafford
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Missouri City, TX, roughly 5 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Missouri City, TX is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
Stafford against the rest of the dataset
Stafford, TX has a population of about 17,555, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Ranked against the other 3,206 cities here by the methodology guide's own sampling, Stafford comes in at 3,129, darkest to brightest.