Starlink Speed Test & Conditioned Performance Benchmark
Accurately measure your Starlink download speed, upload bandwidth, ping latency, and jitter. Compare your live dish results against verified Starlink subscriber medians in your city (published once a city reaches 30+ verified tests).
You appear to be connected via a terrestrial ISP or VPN. For pristine telemetry accuracy, connect directly to your Starlink dish Wi-Fi, or enable bypass testing below.
Step 1: Set Testing Conditions & Hardware Profile
Used to calibrate your dish telemetry and associate your test with your metropolitan satellite cluster.
~50 - 220 Mbps nominal clear sky
Roam plans run at lower cell scheduling priority than fixed residential.
Rain clouds directly absorb 12-14 GHz microwave signals.
Obstructions interrupt 15-second satellite handoffs, lowering average throughput.
* Click "Using VPN or Bypass? Test Anyway" above if you are on an active VPN or bypass bridge.
Bypass & VPN Telemetry Rule: Tests performed in Bypass mode or through a third-party VPN are tagged with test_method=bypass and are permanently excluded from public city medians to preserve satellite constellation baseline accuracy.
My Recent Speed Tests (Local Browser Cache)
Your last 5 speed test runs stored securely in this browser for quick comparison.
Zero Private Data Retention: When you complete a speed test, our server only ingests anonymous physical RF indicators (throughput Mbps, RTT latency, selected hardware model, general metropolitan area, and weather classification). We never record or store your exact street address, subscriber account ID, complete IP addresses, or browsing activities.
Client-Side Storage: The 5 recent test records shown above reside strictly in your private web browser (localStorage). No cookies are used to track your speed tests across other websites, and you can instantly wipe this history at any time using the "Purge Local Cache" button above.
Be the First to Benchmark Your City
Help establish the public Starlink speed median for your region. Monitored hubs require a quorum of 30 verified tests (n ≥ 30) before publishing open subscriber medians.
Average Starlink Speeds by Monitored City (43 Hubs)
Strictly aggregated from genuine user speed test submissions in our database. Cities with 0 submitted tests display -- awaiting community contributions.
| Rank / City | State / Region | Median Download | Median Upload | Median Ping | Quorum Status | City Hub Telemetry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Amsterdam | North Holland, Netherlands | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #2Atlanta | Georgia, USA | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #3Auckland | Auckland Region, New Zealand | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #4Austin | Texas, USA | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #5Berlin | Berlin, Germany | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #6Boston | Massachusetts, USA | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #7Brussels | Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #8Cape Town | Western Cape, South Africa | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #9Chicago | Illinois, USA | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
| #10Dallas | Texas, USA | -- | -- | -- | Not enough tests yet (0/30) | Live Status |
How to Accurately Diagnose Starlink Satellite Speed Drops
1. Wi-Fi Router Bottleneck vs. Satellite Downlink
Before assuming your satellite dish has poor signal, check your local Wi-Fi connection. Older 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi bands max out between 30 to 50 Mbps due to household channel interference. To verify true satellite capacity, test your speeds on the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band or via a hardwired Ethernet adapter connected directly into your Starlink router power supply.
2. Rain Fade & Storm Atmospheric Attenuation
Starlink user terminals communicate with orbiting satellites using Ku-band (12–14 GHz) and Ka-band (20–30 GHz) frequencies. Dense precipitation absorb microwave radio frequency beams. During severe thunder cells or heavy snowstorms, download throughput can drop by 20% to 40% until the weather system moves past your local sky azimuth.
3. Peak Cell Congestion Hours (7:00 PM – 11:00 PM)
Each Starlink orbital beam covers a geographic cell roughly 15 miles (24 km) wide. During evening peak hours, hundreds of subscribers in the same cell stream 4K video simultaneously. Standard Residential plans share dynamic transponder capacity, which can temporarily reduce throughput from 200+ Mbps down to 80–120 Mbps.
4. Tree Line Obstructions & Micro-Interruptions
Because Starlink satellites traverse the sky rapidly every 15 minutes, phased-array electronically steered beams must switch between spacecraft seamlessly. Even a single tree branch obscuring 2% of the northern horizon will cause TCP packet retransmissions, leading to sudden latency spikes of 150+ ms and momentary throughput stalls.
Experiencing complete disconnections or "Searching for Satellite"? Check our troubleshooting guides: