South Africa · -33.92, 18.42
Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 19 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.
Cape Town sits at 33.9° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 9: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious 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.
| Local time | UV index | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 01:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 02:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 03:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 04:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 05:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 06:00 | 0.1 | No danger |
| 07:00 | 0.6 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 1.9 | No danger |
| 09:00 | 3.7 | Caution |
| 10:00 | 6.4 | Danger |
| 11:00 | 8.2 | Serious danger |
| 12:00 | 8.9 | Serious danger |
| 13:00 | 9 | Serious danger |
| 14:00 | 7.6 | Danger |
| 15:00 | 6.6 | Danger |
| 16:00 | 4.5 | Caution |
| 17:00 | 3 | Caution |
| 18:00 | 1.5 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 0.4 | No danger |
| 20:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 21:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 22:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 23:00 | 0 | No danger |
| Skin type | Time to burn |
|---|---|
| I · always burns, never tans | 15 min |
| II · burns easily | 19 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 26 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 34 min |
| V · brown skin | 45 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 1 h 14 min |
Yes. UV in Cape Town is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:38 to 17:00 local time today, peaking at 9.
UV is highest in Cape Town at around 13:00 local time today, reaching 9.
At today's peak of 9, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 19 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
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.
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.