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UV index in Punta Arenas

Chile · -53.16, -70.91

Today's peak15:00 local
6.1

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 28 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
10:37 → 17:48
Sunrise → sunset
05:54 → 21:01
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About the UV index in Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas sits at 53.2° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 6.1: the "high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Punta Arenas 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Punta Arenas, -53.16, -70.91, 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
07:000.2No danger
08:000.8No danger
09:001.7No danger
10:002.8No danger
11:003.2Caution
12:004.2Caution
13:004.3Caution
14:004.2Caution
15:006.1Danger
16:005.4Caution
17:003.6Caution
18:002.9No danger
19:001.4No danger
20:000.7No danger
21:000.2No 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 6.1 in Punta Arenas. 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 tans22 min
II · burns easily28 min
III · burns sometimes39 min
IV · rarely burns50 min
V · brown skin1 h 06 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 50 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
10:37–17:48
6.1
Thu 5
10:08–18:02
5.2
Fri 6
09:51–17:43
6.4
Sat 7
09:56–18:11
6.7
Sun 8
12:00–15:12
3.9
Mon 9
10:52–15:52
3.5
Tue 10
09:33–16:42
4.6

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Punta Arenas today?

Yes. UV in Punta Arenas is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 10:37 to 17:48 local time today, peaking at 6.1.

What time is UV highest in Punta Arenas?

UV is highest in Punta Arenas at around 15:00 local time today, reaching 6.1.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Punta Arenas today?

At today's peak of 6.1, 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.

Does the UV index in Punta Arenas change with the seasons?

Punta Arenas 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.

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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.