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UV index in Ankara

Turkey · 39.93, 32.86

Today's peak13:00 local
10.6

Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 16 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:42 → 17:52
Sunrise → sunset
05:48 → 20:01
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About the UV index in Ankara

Ankara sits at 39.9° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 10.6: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Ankara sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around June and July, and a winter trough around December and January where midday UV can sit near zero for weeks at a time.

Altitude here

Ankara sits about 870 m above sea level. Thinner air scatters and absorbs less UV on the way down, so uvlevel.net adds roughly 7% 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Ankara, 39.93, 32.86, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000No danger
06:000.1No danger
07:000.4No danger
08:001.6No danger
09:003.6Caution
10:006.2Danger
11:008.6Serious danger
12:0010.2Serious danger
13:0010.6Serious danger
14:009.4Serious danger
15:007.6Danger
16:006.3Danger
17:004.6Caution
18:002.8No danger
19:001.2No danger
20:000.2No danger
21:000No danger
22:000No danger
23:000No danger
Time to burn without sunscreen, per Fitzpatrick skin type, at today's peak of UV 10.6 in Ankara. Real-world sunscreen use is about a third of the tested layer, so a treated time is a ceiling, not a promise.
Skin typeTime to burn
I · always burns, never tans13 min
II · burns easily16 min
III · burns sometimes22 min
IV · rarely burns28 min
V · brown skin38 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 03 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:42–17:52
10.6
Mon 3
08:45–17:51
9.1
Tue 4
08:46–17:51
10.3
Wed 5
08:46–17:51
10.5
Thu 6
08:48–17:49
10.2
Fri 7
09:00–18:09
8.2
Sat 8
09:18–18:09
8.2

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Ankara today?

Yes. UV in Ankara is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:42 to 17:52 local time today, peaking at 10.6.

What time is UV highest in Ankara?

UV is highest in Ankara at around 13:00 local time today, reaching 10.6.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Ankara today?

At today's peak of 10.6, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 16 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Ankara change with the seasons?

Ankara sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around June and July, and a winter trough around December and January where midday UV can sit near zero for weeks at a time.

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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.