uvlevel.net

UV index in Salvador

Bahia, Brazil · -12.97, -38.51

Today's peak12:00 local
8.7

Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 19 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
07:51 → 15:55
Sunrise → sunset
05:2817:29
Open the live dashboard for Salvador

About the UV index in Salvador

Salvador sits at 13.0° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 8.7: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Salvador 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 Salvador, -12.97, -38.51, 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
07:001.3No danger
08:003.3Caution
09:004.9Caution
10:007Danger
11:008.3Serious danger
12:008.7Serious danger
13:008.3Serious danger
14:007Danger
15:005.1Caution
16:002.9No danger
17:001No danger
18:000.1No 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 8.7 in Salvador. 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 easily19 min
III · burns sometimes27 min
IV · rarely burns34 min
V · brown skin46 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 17 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
07:5115:55
8.7
Wed 16
07:4515:57
11.1
Thu 17
07:5415:52
6.8
Fri 18
07:5315:55
10.5
Sat 19
08:0015:57
8.8
Sun 20
08:0015:57
8.9
Mon 21
08:0715:57
8.8

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Salvador today?

Yes. UV in Salvador is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 07:51 to 15:55 local time today, peaking at 8.7.

What time is UV highest in Salvador?

UV is highest in Salvador at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 8.7.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Salvador today?

At today's peak of 8.7, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 19 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Salvador change with the seasons?

Salvador 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.

Nearby cities

Browse all cities →Burn-time guide →How the forecast works →

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.