How dark is the sky in Uvalde, TX?

Uvalde reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 54.5% of the 3,206 US 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.

The nearest darker sky to Uvalde

67 miles from Uvalde, straight-line, sits Del Rio, TX, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Uvalde's own suburban band.

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

Uvalde against the rest of the dataset

Uvalde, TX counts roughly 15,589 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Uvalde ranks 1,739 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.