Victoria, Australia · -37.81, 144.96
Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 20 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.
Melbourne sits at 37.8° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 8.3: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.
Melbourne sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around December and January, and a winter trough around June and July where midday UV can sit near zero for weeks at a time.
| 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 | No danger |
| 07:00 | 0.2 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 0.9 | No danger |
| 09:00 | 2.3 | No danger |
| 10:00 | 3.6 | Caution |
| 11:00 | 4.8 | Caution |
| 12:00 | 7.5 | Danger |
| 13:00 | 8.2 | Serious danger |
| 14:00 | 8.3 | Serious danger |
| 15:00 | 7.7 | Danger |
| 16:00 | 6.4 | Danger |
| 17:00 | 4.7 | Caution |
| 18:00 | 2.9 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 1.3 | No danger |
| 20:00 | 0.3 | 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 | 16 min |
| II · burns easily | 20 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 28 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 36 min |
| V · brown skin | 48 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 1 h 21 min |
Yes. UV in Melbourne is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:33 to 17:56 local time today, peaking at 8.3.
UV is highest in Melbourne at around 14:00 local time today, reaching 8.3.
At today's peak of 8.3, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 20 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
Melbourne sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around December and January, and a winter trough around June and July where midday UV can sit near zero for weeks at a time.
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.