How dark is the sky in Wichita, KS?

Satellite radiance puts Wichita in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. Wichita's sky is brighter than 97.1% 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.

Where to go for a darker sky near Wichita

Bel Aire, KS, about 8 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Wichita. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

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

Wichita against the rest of the dataset

Wichita, KS counts roughly 400,991 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Wichita ranks 3,094 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.