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UV index in Gaborone

Botswana · -24.65, 25.91

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
6.4

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 26 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
09:07 → 14:53
Sunrise → sunset
07:00 → 17:00
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About the UV index in Gaborone

Gaborone sits at 24.6° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 6.4: 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 Gaborone, -24.65, 25.91, 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
08:001.1No danger
09:002.8No danger
10:004.5Caution
11:005.9Caution
12:006.4Danger
13:006Danger
14:004.6Caution
15:002.8No danger
16:001.1No danger
17:000.2No danger
18:000No danger
19:000No danger
20:000No 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 6.4 in Gaborone. 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 tans21 min
II · burns easily26 min
III · burns sometimes36 min
IV · rarely burns47 min
V · brown skin1 h 02 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 44 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
09:07–14:53
6.4
Mon 3
09:06–14:54
6.6
Tue 4
09:06–14:53
6.5
Wed 5
09:03–14:56
6.6
Thu 6
09:03–14:56
6.6
Fri 7
09:03–14:56
6.7
Sat 8
09:00–15:00
6.7

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Gaborone today?

Yes. UV in Gaborone is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:07 to 14:53 local time today, peaking at 6.4 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Gaborone?

UV is highest in Gaborone at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 6.4 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Gaborone today?

At today's peak of 6.4, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 26 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 Gaborone 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.