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UV index in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia · 24.71, 46.68

Today's peak12:00 local
9.1

Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 18 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:06 → 16:40
Sunrise → sunset
05:21 → 18:37
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About the UV index in Riyadh

Riyadh sits at 24.7° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 9.1: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

In the Northern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around June and July and eases, without disappearing, around December and January. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.

Altitude here

Riyadh sits about 623 m above sea level. Thinner air scatters and absorbs less UV on the way down, so uvlevel.net adds roughly 5% to the modelled index here: uv = max(weather, CAMS) × (1 + 0.08 × metres/1000). That correction is already folded into every number on this page.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Riyadh, 24.71, 46.68, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000No danger
06:000.2No danger
07:001No danger
08:002.8No danger
09:004.9Caution
10:007.3Danger
11:008.8Serious danger
12:009.1Serious danger
13:009Serious danger
14:008.2Serious danger
15:006.4Danger
16:004.3Caution
17:002.4No danger
18:000.8No danger
19:000.1No 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 9.1 in Riyadh. 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 tans15 min
II · burns easily18 min
III · burns sometimes26 min
IV · rarely burns33 min
V · brown skin44 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 13 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:06–16:40
9.1
Mon 3
08:07–16:52
9.3
Tue 4
08:07–16:52
9.3
Wed 5
08:07–16:52
9.3
Thu 6
08:07–16:51
9.3
Fri 7
08:07–17:12
9.1
Sat 8
08:28–17:11
9.2

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Riyadh today?

Yes. UV in Riyadh is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:06 to 16:40 local time today, peaking at 9.1.

What time is UV highest in Riyadh?

UV is highest in Riyadh at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 9.1.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Riyadh today?

At today's peak of 9.1, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 18 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Riyadh change with the seasons?

In the Northern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around June and July and eases, without disappearing, around December and January. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.

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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.