Ethiopia · 9.03, 38.74
Today's peak is extreme. Unprotected skin burns in about 11 min at the worst hour. Treat the sun as a hazard: stay indoors or fully covered.
Addis Ababa sits at 9.0° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 14.7: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.
Addis Ababa sits close to the equator, so the sun stays high for most of the year: UV barely dips at any point, and there's no sharply defined "season" the way there is further from the equator.
Addis Ababa sits about 2444 m above sea level. Thinner air scatters and absorbs less UV on the way down, so uvlevel.net adds roughly 20% to the modelled index here: uv = max(weather, CAMS) × (1 + 0.08 × metres/1000). That correction is already folded into every number on this page.
| Local time | UV index | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 01:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 02:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 03:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 04:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 05:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 06:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 07:00 | 0.4 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 2.3 | No danger |
| 09:00 | 5.9 | Caution |
| 10:00 | 10 | Serious danger |
| 11:00 | 13.5 | Extreme danger |
| 12:00 | 14.7 | Extreme danger |
| 13:00 | 13.1 | Extreme danger |
| 14:00 | 9.3 | Serious danger |
| 15:00 | 7.5 | Danger |
| 16:00 | 5 | Caution |
| 17:00 | 2.3 | No danger |
| 18:00 | 0.5 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 20:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 21:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 22:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 23:00 | 0 | No danger |
| Skin type | Time to burn |
|---|---|
| I · always burns, never tans | 9 min |
| II · burns easily | 11 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 16 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 20 min |
| V · brown skin | 27 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 45 min |
Yes. UV in Addis Ababa is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:11 to 16:44 local time today, peaking at 14.7.
UV is highest in Addis Ababa at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 14.7.
At today's peak of 14.7, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 11 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
Addis Ababa sits close to the equator, so the sun stays high for most of the year: UV barely dips at any point, and there's no sharply defined "season" the way there is further from the equator.
Forecasts and elevation from Open-Meteo. The second UV opinion contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) information; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for how it is used here.
uvlevel.net gives general sun-safety guidance, not medical advice. Photosensitising medication, skin conditions, infants and a history of skin cancer all call for stricter limits than shown here.