Where the nights are darkest

Soběšice has the darkest nights (brightness 3.1), then Žebětín and Obřany. Half of the neighbourhoods are brighter than 13.7. Ranking of 36 neighbourhoods by the light a satellite sees at night.

How we calculate it

The mean night brightness at addresses in the neighbourhood from the VIIRS satellite over the last full year (a yearly composite in squares of about 500 m, nW/cm²/sr). It measures the light of street lamps, windows, signs and traffic that shines upwards: the lower the number, the darker the sky and the more stars. Right under a lamp it can be brighter than the number for its square says.

Without neighbourhoods with fewer than 2 000 residents: they are mostly fields or forest, and a handful of addresses would otherwise top every ranking. You’ll find them in the list of all neighbourhoods.

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1. 1

   Soběšice Brno-sever brightness 3.1

   Soběšice on the map
2. 2

   Žebětín Brno-Žebětín brightness 3.1

   Žebětín on the map
3. 3

   Obřany Brno-Maloměřice a Obřany brightness 3.3

   Obřany on the map
4. 4.

   Bosonohy Brno-Bosonohy brightness 3.6

   Bosonohy on the map
5. 5.

   Bystrc Brno-Bystrc brightness 5.0

   Bystrc on the map
6. 6.

   Chrlice Brno-Chrlice brightness 5.1

   Chrlice on the map
7. 7.

   Komín Brno-Komín brightness 5.5

   Komín on the map
8. 8.

   Tuřany Brno-Tuřany brightness 6.2

   Tuřany on the map
9. 9.

   Medlánky Brno-Medlánky brightness 6.3

   Medlánky on the map
10. 10.

    Jundrov Brno-Jundrov brightness 6.3

    Jundrov on the map
11. 11.

    Nový Lískovec Brno-Nový Lískovec brightness 6.8

    Nový Lískovec on the map
12. 12.

    Kohoutovice Brno-Kohoutovice brightness 7.2

    Kohoutovice on the map
13. 13.

    Líšeň Brno-Líšeň brightness 7.4

    Líšeň on the map
14. 14.

    Pisárky Brno-střed brightness 7.5

    Pisárky on the map
15. 15.

    Stránice Brno-střed brightness 8.3

    Stránice on the map
16. 16.

    Řečkovice Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora brightness 9.0

    Řečkovice on the map
17. 17.

    Lesná Brno-sever brightness 10.0

    Lesná on the map
18. 18.

    Starý Lískovec Brno-Starý Lískovec brightness 11.6

    Starý Lískovec on the map
19. 19.

    Žabovřesky Brno-Žabovřesky brightness 13.7

    Žabovřesky on the map
20. 20.

    Maloměřice Brno-Maloměřice a Obřany brightness 14.1

    Maloměřice on the map

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1. 21.

   Bohunice Brno-Bohunice brightness 14.7

   Bohunice on the map
2. 22.

   Židenice Brno-Židenice brightness 16.0

   Židenice on the map
3. 23.

   Královo Pole Brno-Královo Pole brightness 17.9

   Královo Pole on the map
4. 24.

   Veveří Brno-střed brightness 19.7

   Veveří on the map
5. 25.

   Černovice Brno-Černovice brightness 19.8

   Černovice on the map
6. 26.

   Slatina Brno-Slatina brightness 20.2

   Slatina on the map
7. 27.

   Štýřice Brno-střed brightness 20.8

   Štýřice on the map
8. 28.

   Zábrdovice Brno-střed brightness 20.9

   Zábrdovice on the map
9. 29.

   Horní Heršpice Brno-jih brightness 21.6

   Horní Heršpice on the map
10. 30.

    Černá Pole Brno-sever brightness 22.1

    Černá Pole on the map
11. 31.

    Komárov Brno-jih brightness 22.4

    Komárov on the map
12. 32.

    Husovice Brno-sever brightness 22.9

    Husovice on the map
13. 33.

    Ponava Brno-Královo Pole brightness 23.5

    Ponava on the map
14. 34.

    Staré Brno Brno-střed brightness 26.0

    Staré Brno on the map
15. 35.

    Trnitá Brno-střed brightness 36.5

    Trnitá on the map
16. 36.

    Brno-město Brno-střed brightness 46.6

    Brno-město on the map

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The full ranking in the neighbourhood list