Ukiah, CA: how dark is the sky here?

Ukiah's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 73.8% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Ukiah

33 miles from Ukiah, straight-line, sits Clearlake, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Ukiah's own suburban band.

Clearlake, 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 Ukiah compares nationally

Ukiah, CA counts roughly 16,067 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Ukiah places 2,354 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.