diff --git a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
index 8618bdbb7..6cc94b5c1 100644
--- a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
+++ b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ mcl_weather.skycolor = {
 	-- Wrapper for updating day/night ratio that respects night vision
 	override_day_night_ratio = function(player, ratio)
 		local meta = player:get_meta()
-		local night_vision = meta:get_int("night_vision")
+		local has_night_vision = meta:get_int("night_vision") == 1
 		local arg
-		if night_vision == 1 then
+		-- Apply night vision only for dark sky
+		local is_dark = minetest.get_timeofday() > 0.8 or minetest.get_timeofday() < 0.2 or mcl_weather.state ~= "none"
+		local pos = player:get_pos()
+		local dim = mcl_worlds.pos_to_dimension(pos)
+		if has_night_vision and is_dark and dim ~= "nether" and dim ~= "end" then
 			if ratio == nil then
 				arg = NIGHT_VISION_RATIO
 			else