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UV index in Punta Arenas

Chile · -53.16, -70.91

Today's peak14:00 local
3.1

Today's peak reaches moderate levels. Unprotected skin starts to redden in about 54 min at the worst hour: shade, sunglasses and SPF 30 are enough.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
13:00 → 15:12
Sunrise → sunset
08:0119:21
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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 3.1: the "moderate" band, which uvlevel.net treats as caution 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
07:000No danger
08:000No danger
09:000.2No danger
10:000.8No danger
11:001.7No danger
12:002.5No danger
13:003Caution
14:003.1Caution
15:003.1Caution
16:002.6No danger
17:001.9No danger
18:001.1No danger
19:000.4No danger
20:000No danger
21:000No 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 3.1 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 tans43 min
II · burns easily54 min
III · burns sometimes1 h 15 min
IV · rarely burns1 h 37 min
V · brown skin2 h 09 min
VI · deeply pigmented3 h 35 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
13:0015:12
3.1
Fri 11
13:0014:30
3.1
Sat 12
2.7
Sun 13
1.8
Mon 14
12:2316:00
3.7
Tue 15
12:2015:43
3.6
Wed 16
2

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Punta Arenas today?

Yes. UV in Punta Arenas is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 13:00 to 15:12 local time today, peaking at 3.1.

What time is UV highest in Punta Arenas?

UV is highest in Punta Arenas at around 14:00 local time today, reaching 3.1.

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

At today's peak of 3.1, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 54 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.