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UV index in Asunción

Paraguay · -25.28, -57.63

Today's peak12:00 local
6.6

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 25 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
09:42 → 16:36
Sunrise → sunset
06:4918:43
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About the UV index in Asunción

Asunción sits at 25.3° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 6.6: the "high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

In the Southern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around December and January and eases, without disappearing, around June and July. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Asunción, -25.28, -57.63, 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
08:000.5No danger
09:001.7No danger
10:003.6Caution
11:005.3Caution
12:006.6Danger
13:006.1Danger
14:004.2Caution
15:003.1Caution
16:003.4Caution
17:002.8No danger
18:001.2No danger
19:000.2No 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 6.6 in Asunción. 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 tans20 min
II · burns easily25 min
III · burns sometimes36 min
IV · rarely burns46 min
V · brown skin1 h 01 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 42 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
09:4216:36
6.6
Mon 14
09:2516:55
8.5
Tue 15
09:2016:56
8.8
Wed 16
09:1316:58
9.6
Thu 17
09:1216:50
9.3
Fri 18
09:4815:50
7.5
Sat 19
2.9

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Asunción today?

Yes. UV in Asunción is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:42 to 16:36 local time today, peaking at 6.6.

What time is UV highest in Asunción?

UV is highest in Asunción at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 6.6.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Asunción today?

At today's peak of 6.6, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 25 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Asunción change with the seasons?

In the Southern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around December and January and eases, without disappearing, around June and July. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.

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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.