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UV index in Bogotá

Colombia · 4.71, -74.07

Today's peak13:00 local
10.1

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+)
08:51 → 16:12
Sunrise → sunset
05:4717:55
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About the UV index in Bogotá

Bogotá sits at 4.7° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 10.1: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Bogotá 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.

Altitude here

Bogotá sits about 2558 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Bogotá, 4.71, -74.07, 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
09:003.3Caution
10:004Caution
11:006.8Danger
12:008Serious danger
13:0010.1Serious danger
14:006.8Danger
15:006.9Danger
16:003.3Caution
17:001.8No danger
18:000.4No danger
19:000No 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 10.1 in Bogotá. 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 sometimes23 min
IV · rarely burns30 min
V · brown skin40 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 06 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:5116:12
10.1
Thu 17
07:4915:40
13.3
Fri 18
07:4516:41
13.4
Sat 19
07:3915:59
10.5
Sun 20
07:5015:57
11.4
Mon 21
07:4916:23
11.5
Tue 22
07:4515:44
9.1

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Bogotá today?

Yes. UV in Bogotá is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:51 to 16:12 local time today, peaking at 10.1.

What time is UV highest in Bogotá?

UV is highest in Bogotá at around 13:00 local time today, reaching 10.1.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Bogotá today?

At today's peak of 10.1, 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 Bogotá change with the seasons?

Bogotá 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.

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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.