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UV index in Berlin

Berlin, Germany · 52.52, 13.40

No forecast service was reachable when this page was generated. The numbers below are computed from solar elevation and altitude alone. The shape of the day is right, but treat every figure here as approximate.
Today's peak12:00 local
7

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 24 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:04 → 15:56
Sunrise → sunset
05:00 → 19:00
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About the UV index in Berlin

Berlin sits at 52.5° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 7: the "high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Berlin 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Berlin, 52.52, 13.40, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000.1No danger
06:000.6No danger
07:001.6No danger
08:002.9No danger
09:004.4Caution
10:005.7Caution
11:006.7Danger
12:007Danger
13:006.7Danger
14:005.7Caution
15:004.4Caution
16:002.9No danger
17:001.9No danger
18:000.9No danger
19:000.4No danger
20:000.1No 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 7 in Berlin. 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 tans19 min
II · burns easily24 min
III · burns sometimes33 min
IV · rarely burns43 min
V · brown skin57 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 35 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:04–15:56
7
Mon 3
08:04–16:21
7
Tue 4
08:04–15:55
6.9
Wed 5
08:08–15:52
6.9
Thu 6
08:08–16:05
6.8
Fri 7
08:08–15:51
6.8
Sat 8
08:12–15:48
6.7

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Berlin today?

Yes. UV in Berlin is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:04 to 15:56 local time today, peaking at 7 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Berlin?

UV is highest in Berlin at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 7 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Berlin today?

At today's peak of 7, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 24 min (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable). Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Berlin change with the seasons?

Berlin 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.