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UV index in Recife

Pernambuco, Brazil · -8.05, -34.88

Today's peak11:00 local
11.2

Today's peak is extreme. Unprotected skin burns in about 15 min at the worst hour. Treat the sun as a hazard: stay indoors or fully covered.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
07:36 → 15:40
Sunrise → sunset
05:1217:16
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About the UV index in Recife

Recife sits at 8.1° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 11.2: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Recife 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 Recife, -8.05, -34.88, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000No danger
06:000.3No danger
07:001.6No danger
08:003.9Caution
09:006.6Danger
10:009.9Serious danger
11:0011.2Extreme danger
12:0010.2Serious danger
13:008.2Serious danger
14:006.6Danger
15:004.5Caution
16:002.3No danger
17:000.7No danger
18:000No danger
19:000No 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 11.2 in Recife. 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 burns27 min
V · brown skin36 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
07:3615:40
11.2
Thu 17
07:2415:43
12.1
Fri 18
07:3615:43
12
Sat 19
07:2415:45
11.7
Sun 20
07:3215:43
12.7
Mon 21
07:3515:43
7.6
Tue 22
07:3115:45
8.9

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Recife today?

Yes. UV in Recife is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 07:36 to 15:40 local time today, peaking at 11.2.

What time is UV highest in Recife?

UV is highest in Recife at around 11:00 local time today, reaching 11.2.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Recife today?

At today's peak of 11.2, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 15 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Recife change with the seasons?

Recife 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.