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Today's peak reaches moderate levels. Unprotected skin starts to redden in about 28 min at the worst hour: shade, sunglasses and SPF 30 are enough.
Medellín sits at 6.2° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 5.9: the "moderate" band, which uvlevel.net treats as caution for unprotected skin at the worst hour.
Medellín 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.
Medellín sits about 1480 m above sea level. Thinner air scatters and absorbs less UV on the way down, so uvlevel.net adds roughly 12% 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.
| 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 | 0.7 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 2.7 | No danger |
| 09:00 | 5.3 | Caution |
| 10:00 | 3.8 | Caution |
| 11:00 | 3.6 | Caution |
| 12:00 | 5.9 | Caution |
| 13:00 | 5.2 | Caution |
| 14:00 | 3.3 | Caution |
| 15:00 | 2.3 | No danger |
| 16:00 | 1.2 | No danger |
| 17:00 | 0.5 | No danger |
| 18:00 | 0.1 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 0 | 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 | 22 min |
| II · burns easily | 28 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 39 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 51 min |
| V · brown skin | 1 h 07 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 1 h 52 min |
Yes. UV in Medellín is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:07 to 14:17 local time today, peaking at 5.9.
UV is highest in Medellín at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 5.9.
At today's peak of 5.9, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 28 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
Medellín 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.
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.