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UV index in Salt Lake City

Utah, United States · 40.76, -111.89

Today's peak14:00 local
7.5

Today's peak is high. Unprotected skin burns in about 22 min at the worst hour: stay in the shade around midday.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
09:51 → 17:01
Sunrise → sunset
07:0619:39
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About the UV index in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City sits at 40.8° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 7.5: the "high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Salt Lake City sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around June and July, and a winter trough around December and January where midday UV can sit near zero for weeks at a time.

Altitude here

Salt Lake City sits about 1302 m above sea level. Thinner air scatters and absorbs less UV on the way down, so uvlevel.net adds roughly 10% 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 Salt Lake City, 40.76, -111.89, 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
08:000.3No danger
09:001.3No danger
10:003.3Caution
11:004.9Caution
12:006.2Danger
13:007.2Danger
14:007.5Danger
15:007.1Danger
16:005.7Caution
17:003Caution
18:001.2No danger
19:000.6No danger
20:000.1No 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 7.5 in Salt Lake City. 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 tans18 min
II · burns easily22 min
III · burns sometimes31 min
IV · rarely burns40 min
V · brown skin53 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 29 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
09:5117:01
7.5
Mon 14
10:0317:40
7.6
Tue 15
10:1217:38
7.3
Wed 16
10:0617:38
7.3
Thu 17
10:1416:33
7
Fri 18
09:5617:23
6.4
Sat 19
09:5617:31
7.1

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Salt Lake City today?

Yes. UV in Salt Lake City is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:51 to 17:01 local time today, peaking at 7.5.

What time is UV highest in Salt Lake City?

UV is highest in Salt Lake City at around 14:00 local time today, reaching 7.5.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Salt Lake City today?

At today's peak of 7.5, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 22 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Salt Lake City change with the seasons?

Salt Lake City sees the widest UV swing of the year of any latitude band: a sharp summer peak around June and July, and a winter trough around December and January 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.