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UV index in Ankara

Turkey · 39.93, 32.86

Today's peak13:00 local
7.3

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 23 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
09:33 → 16:51
Sunrise → sunset
06:2818:59
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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 7.3: the "high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as 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
06:000No danger
07:000.1No danger
08:000.6No danger
09:002No danger
10:003.8Caution
11:005.8Caution
12:006.9Danger
13:007.3Danger
14:006.6Danger
15:005.8Caution
16:004.4Caution
17:002.8No danger
18:001.3No danger
19:000.3No danger
20:000No danger
21:000No danger
22:000No danger
23:000No danger

Time to burn today

Time to burn without sunscreen, per Fitzpatrick skin type, at today's peak of UV 7.3 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 tans18 min
II · burns easily23 min
III · burns sometimes32 min
IV · rarely burns41 min
V · brown skin55 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 31 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
09:3316:51
7.3
Tue 15
09:2216:44
7.4
Wed 16
09:3915:12
6.8
Thu 17
09:4815:32
5.1
Fri 18
09:2316:47
7.6
Sat 19
09:3016:38
6.8
Sun 20
09:3016:38
6.7

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Ankara today?

Yes. UV in Ankara is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:33 to 16:51 local time today, peaking at 7.3.

What time is UV highest in Ankara?

UV is highest in Ankara at around 13:00 local time today, reaching 7.3.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Ankara today?

At today's peak of 7.3, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 23 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.