Full rankings (50 states) — January 2026 Night-Sky viewing

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Rank	State	Implied probability (%)	American (Moneyline) Odds	Reported Fireball Sightings (past 5 years)	January Air Pollution (PM2.5)	Average January Humidity (%)	Average January Cloud Cover (%)	Estimated Artificial Night-Sky Brightness (statewide, mcd/m²)	Estimated Dark-Sky Coverage (Bortle 1–3, % of land area)	Average Meteor Radiant Height (degrees above horizon)	Moon Height After Moonrise (° above horizon)	Avg. Elevation (ft)	Average Fully Dark Night Hours (January 2026)
1	Alaska	27.42	265	272	14.05	62.58	52.49	0.01	99.22	35.04	10.64	1900	11.96
2	Colorado	25.85	287	2290	6.48	72.48	47.94	0.12	93.52	28.95	20.95	6800	11.07
3	Wyoming	24.55	307	235	3.13	81.78	63.9	0.03	98.72	30.27	19.64	6700	11.21
4	Montana	24.02	316	647	7.02	68.87	60.53	0.03	98.54	31.28	17.99	3400	11.36
5	New Mexico	23.79	320	715	5.44	64.36	48.45	0.09	94.76	25.55	22.31	5700	10.91
6	Nevada	22.73	340	773	5.9	73.08	59.03	0.07	96.42	30.35	21.2	5500	11.04
7	Maine	21.8	359	936	5.01	72.97	59.86	0.1	94.14	35.79	18.84	600	11.28
8	California	20.63	385	9340	7.42	75.63	60.19	0.59	79.13	27.36	21.93	2900	10.96
9	Arizona	20.16	396	2321	10.79	56.21	46.53	0.16	92.9	21.79	22.64	4100	10.87
10	Utah	19.48	413	964	7.83	76.79	68.64	0.08	95.4	26.06	20.6	6100	11.11
11	New Hampshire	18.86	430	767	4.38	73.83	66.18	0.33	79.53	33.82	19.31	1000	11.24
12	South Dakota	18.09	453	260	4.71	85.45	58.75	0.06	96.98	27.52	19.03	2200	11.27
13	North Dakota	17.6	468	189	5.35	77.31	71.58	0.4	84.79	29.49	17.7	1900	11.39
14	Vermont	16.77	496	482	5.14	81.58	78.96	0.09	95.84	33.55	19.07	1000	11.26
15	Virginia	16.5	506	2804	6.12	64.43	56.63	0.68	66.11	26.42	21.34	950	11.03
16	Nebraska	16.46	507	399	7.14	80.85	56.54	0.11	94.06	25.96	20.21	2600	11.15
17	Minnesota	16.11	520	1614	7.48	78.35	75.99	0.25	85.03	31.28	18.44	1200	11.32
18	Texas	15.92	528	6034	7.67	67.58	46.39	0.57	75.0	19.19	23.36	1700	10.77
18	Oregon	15.92	528	1649	6.22	86.79	93.81	0.08	95.27	31.58	18.97	3300	11.27
20	Washington	15.36	551	2485	7.39	85.69	90.08	0.27	87.21	33.63	17.81	1700	11.38
21	Oklahoma	15.11	562	1341	6.99	69.94	50.72	0.27	82.75	22.8	22.08	1300	10.94
22	Wisconsin	14.83	574	2128	7.51	79.72	75.02	0.36	72.54	32.67	19.02	1050	11.27
23	Kansas	14.63	584	888	6.77	81.25	59.81	0.13	92.87	24.99	21.12	2000	11.05
24	Idaho	14.37	596	783	13.56	80.37	79.36	0.05	97.14	27.48	19.08	5000	11.26
25	Arkansas	14.11	609	916	6.55	73.61	49.05	0.27	81.69	24.96	22.25	650	10.92
26	New York	14.09	610	3032	6.39	75.35	83.0	0.64	69.3	31.13	19.79	1000	11.19
27	North Carolina	13.95	617	3513	5.9	65.17	51.44	0.75	41.06	24.01	22.02	700	10.95
28	Missouri	13.68	631	1548	6.33	75.04	70.53	0.33	81.68	27.41	21.13	800	11.05
29	Pennsylvania	13.46	643	3798	7.73	70.69	72.03	0.74	50.88	28.86	20.37	1100	11.13
30	Iowa	13.0	669	903	7.56	83.27	69.0	0.25	82.75	29.27	19.88	1100	11.18
31	Massachusetts	12.77	683	2434	5.49	71.08	61.56	1.31	25.61	33.09	19.75	500	11.19
32	Alabama	12.75	685	1193	5.81	70.29	53.96	0.47	62.37	26.74	22.87	500	10.84
33	Hawaii	12.52	699	372	3.47	74.76	33.97	0.24	90.05	11.88	25.65	3030	10.39
34	Mississippi	12.05	730	511	6.8	71.09	52.42	0.34	74.05	24.98	22.89	300	10.84
35	West Virginia	11.88	742	626	6.54	74.7	78.47	0.26	76.04	25.37	21.11	1500	11.05
36	Tennessee	11.83	745	1912	6.06	73.93	63.76	0.68	53.38	28.81	22.0	900	10.95
37	Connecticut	10.81	825	1369	5.8	69.07	63.28	1.11	8.69	32.0	20.0	500	11.17
38	Georgia	10.32	869	2090	7.23	67.4	53.69	0.77	59.07	20.0	22.81	600	10.85
39	Illinois	10.01	899	2477	7.3	79.54	76.52	0.99	61.08	30.53	20.48	600	11.12
40	South Carolina	9.54	948	1376	6.21	66.7	54.77	0.69	34.45	22.11	22.57	350	10.88
41	Kentucky	9.46	957	1281	6.01	76.25	76.32	0.43	64.04	22.77	21.38	750	11.02
42	Michigan	8.88	1026	2671	8.96	82.07	90.19	0.54	67.99	26.79	19.36	900	11.23
43	Louisiana	8.39	1092	707	7.59	71.55	49.96	0.7	59.39	22.58	23.32	100	10.78
44	Rhode Island	8.17	1124	392	4.89	71.05	61.73	1.71	2.34	32.75	19.96	200	11.17
45	Maryland	7.09	1310	1739	5.89	71.05	62.38	1.97	22.91	28.07	20.89	350	11.07
46	Ohio	6.51	1436	3585	7.51	77.15	81.96	1.16	26.26	25.7	20.45	850	11.12
47	Indiana	5.8	1624	1934	7.57	78.48	80.44	0.78	35.48	23.48	20.64	700	11.1
48	New Jersey	5.51	1714	1937	6.03	68.93	61.82	2.53	0.9	30.17	20.46	250	11.12
49	Delaware	5.48	1725	328	7.1	69.73	60.58	1.5	0.4	28.97	20.8	60	11.08
50	Florida	4.03	2381	5751	7.1	75.93	72.66	1.34	52.04	17.25	24.14	100	10.65
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