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UV index in Nairobi

Kenya · -1.29, 36.82

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
10.9

Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 15 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:06 → 15:53
Sunrise → sunset
07:00 → 17:00
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About the UV index in Nairobi

Nairobi sits at 1.3° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 10.9: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Nairobi 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 Nairobi, -1.29, 36.82, 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
07:000.7No danger
08:002.7No danger
09:005.4Caution
10:008.1Serious danger
11:0010.1Serious danger
12:0010.9Serious danger
13:0010.1Serious danger
14:008.1Serious danger
15:005.4Caution
16:002.7No danger
17:000.7No danger
18:000.1No 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 10.9 in Nairobi. 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 tans12 min
II · burns easily15 min
III · burns sometimes21 min
IV · rarely burns28 min
V · brown skin37 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 01 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:06–15:53
10.9
Mon 3
08:06–15:53
10.9
Tue 4
08:06–15:53
10.9
Wed 5
08:06–16:00
11
Thu 6
08:06–15:53
11
Fri 7
08:06–15:53
11
Sat 8
08:06–15:53
11.1

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Nairobi today?

Yes. UV in Nairobi is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:06 to 15:53 local time today, peaking at 10.9 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Nairobi?

UV is highest in Nairobi at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 10.9 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Nairobi today?

At today's peak of 10.9, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 15 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 Nairobi change with the seasons?

Nairobi 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.