| # | City | Bortle (est.) | Brightness | 2 classes darker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NNW |
| 2 | Budapest XVII. kerület | 8–9 | 252 | ~25 km SSE |
| 3 | Győr | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SSW |
| 4 | Miskolc | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km WNW |
| 5 | Debrecen | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km ENE |
| 6 | Szeged | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 7 | Székesfehérvár | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km WNW |
| 8 | Pécs | 7–8 | 252 | ~25 km WNW |
| 9 | Tatabánya | 7–8 | 238 | ~25 km SSW |
| 10 | Nyíregyháza | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 11 | Szombathely | 6–7 | 255 | ~25 km NW |
| 12 | Szolnok | 6–7 | 248 | ~25 km NE |
| 13 | Kecskemét | 6–7 | 255 | ~25 km SSW |
| 14 | Dunaújváros | 6–7 | 222 | ~25 km E |
| 15 | Békéscsaba | 6–7 | 254 | ~25 km NE |
| 16 | Veszprém | 6–7 | 255 | ~25 km NW |
| 17 | Sopron | 6–7 | 247 | ~25 km SW |
| 18 | Zalaegerszeg | 6–7 | 245 | ~25 km WSW |
| 19 | Kaposvár | 6–7 | 225 | ~25 km SSW |
| 20 | Eger | 6–7 | 244 | ~25 km W |
Brightness is the NASA VIIRS Black Marble 2016 value at the city centre on a 0–255 scale; 255 is saturated. Cities are ordered by estimated sky brightness, which also counts the light within 30 km.