| # | City | Bortle (est.) | Brightness | 2 classes darker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotterdam | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km SSW |
| 2 | The Hague | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NW |
| 3 | Amsterdam | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NE |
| 4 | Leiden | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km WNW |
| 5 | Gouda | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ESE |
| 6 | Eindhoven | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ENE |
| 7 | Utrecht | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SE |
| 8 | Haarlem | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km WNW |
| 9 | Dordrecht | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km WSW |
| 10 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 11 | Nijmegen | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 12 | Breda | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SE |
| 13 | Maastricht | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SE |
| 14 | Tilburg | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SSE |
| 15 | Amersfoort | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 16 | Arnhem | 7–8 | 251 | ~25 km NNW |
| 17 | Venlo | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km S |
| 18 | Almere Stad | 7–8 | 239 | ~25 km NNE |
| 19 | Hilversum | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 20 | Alkmaar | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km W |
| 21 | Roosendaal | 7–8 | 254 | ~25 km WSW |
| 22 | Enschede | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km SE |
| 23 | Ede | 7–8 | 225 | ~25 km NNE |
| 24 | Purmerend | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km ENE |
| 25 | Oss | 7–8 | 235 | ~25 km SE |
| 26 | Apeldoorn | 7–8 | 254 | ~25 km E |
| 27 | Zwolle | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 28 | Groningen | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 29 | Almelo | 7–8 | 249 | ~25 km NNE |
| 30 | Hoorn | 6–7 | 212 | ~25 km E |
| 31 | Lelystad | 6–7 | 254 | ~25 km N |
| 32 | Leeuwarden | 6–7 | 253 | ~25 km NW |
| 33 | Emmen | 6–7 | 228 | ~25 km ENE |
| 34 | Assen | 6–7 | 240 | ~25 km SW |
| 35 | Den Helder | 6–7 | 203 | ~25 km NNW |
| 36 | Hardenberg | 6–7 | 210 | ~25 km E |
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.