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UV index in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania · -6.79, 39.21

Today's peak12:00 local
11.8

Today's peak is extreme. Unprotected skin burns in about 14 min at the worst hour. Treat the sun as a hazard: stay indoors or fully covered.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:16 → 16:45
Sunrise → sunset
05:55 → 18:17
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About the UV index in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam sits at 6.8° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 11.8: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Dar es Salaam 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Dar es Salaam, -6.79, 39.21, 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
07:000.6No danger
08:002.3No danger
09:004.9Caution
10:007.9Danger
11:0010.4Serious danger
12:0011.8Extreme danger
13:0010.5Serious danger
14:008.6Serious danger
15:006.9Danger
16:004.7Caution
17:002.5No danger
18:000.7No 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 11.8 in Dar es Salaam. 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 tans11 min
II · burns easily14 min
III · burns sometimes20 min
IV · rarely burns26 min
V · brown skin34 min
VI · deeply pigmented57 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:16–16:45
11.8
Thu 5
08:15–16:45
11
Fri 6
08:19–16:45
10.8
Sat 7
08:25–16:45
10.3
Sun 8
08:23–16:45
10.9
Mon 9
08:29–16:49
9.3
Tue 10
08:23–16:49
9.1

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Dar es Salaam today?

Yes. UV in Dar es Salaam is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:16 to 16:45 local time today, peaking at 11.8.

What time is UV highest in Dar es Salaam?

UV is highest in Dar es Salaam at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 11.8.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Dar es Salaam today?

At today's peak of 11.8, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 14 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Dar es Salaam change with the seasons?

Dar es Salaam 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.