Darkest Cities in Germany

Cities with the highest overall stargazing scores in Germany (current)
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Stargazing rankings for 26 cities across Germany. Browse the darkest skies in Germany ranked by current overall score.

Darkest Skies in Germany

The darkest skies in Germany right now are in Münster (72), followed by Hannover (69), Karlsruhe (69), Dresden (67). Currently, 1 out of 26 monitored cities in Germany have a stargazing score of 70 or above.

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Münster

Germany

72

Current score
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Hannover

Germany

69

Current score
3
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Karlsruhe

Germany

69

Current score
4
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Dresden

Germany

67

Current score
5
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Nürnberg

Germany

66

Current score
6
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Bremen

Germany

65

Current score
7
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Leipzig

Germany

63

Current score
8
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Dortmund

Germany

59

Current score
9
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Gelsenkirchen

Germany

57

Current score
10
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Berlin

Germany

56

Current score
11
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Aachen

Germany

55

Current score
12
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Essen

Germany

55

Current score
13
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Bochum

Germany

53

Current score
14
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Frankfurt am Main

Germany

53

Current score
15
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Mannheim

Germany

51

Current score
16
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Duisburg

Germany

50

Current score
17
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Düsseldorf

Germany

49

Current score
18
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Hamburg

Germany

49

Current score
19
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Wuppertal

Germany

49

Current score
20
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Augsburg

Germany

46

Current score
21
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Wiesbaden

Germany

46

Current score
22
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Mönchengladbach

Germany

45

Current score
23
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Stuttgart

Germany

45

Current score
24
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Bonn

Germany

44

Current score
25
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Munich

Germany

44

Current score
26
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Köln

Germany

43

Current score

Understanding Sky Darkness Score

80-100

Excellent

Very dark skies with minimal artificial light. Ideal for deep-sky observation.

70-79

Good

Dark skies suitable for most stargazing. Some distant glow may be visible.

40-69

Moderate

Noticeable sky glow from nearby towns. Brighter objects remain visible.

20-39

Poor

Strong light pollution limits visibility of fainter stars and the Milky Way.

0-19

Severe

Heavy urban sky glow. Only the brightest stars and planets are easy to see.

The sky darkness score runs from 0 to 100. Higher scores mean darker skies with less artificial light at night. Lower scores indicate brighter, more light-polluted skies.

Source: Light pollution research datasets

Last updated: 20 Sep 17:49

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