New Zealand · -41.29, 174.78
Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 21 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.
Wellington sits at 41.3° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 8.1: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.
Wellington 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.
| Local time | UV index | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 01:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 02:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 03:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 04:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 05:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 06:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 07:00 | 0.3 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 1.1 | No danger |
| 09:00 | 2.6 | No danger |
| 10:00 | 4.3 | Caution |
| 11:00 | 6.1 | Danger |
| 12:00 | 7.5 | Danger |
| 13:00 | 8.1 | Serious danger |
| 14:00 | 7.8 | Danger |
| 15:00 | 7.2 | Danger |
| 16:00 | 5.9 | Caution |
| 17:00 | 3.7 | Caution |
| 18:00 | 2.4 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 1.3 | No danger |
| 20:00 | 0.3 | No danger |
| 21:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 22:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 23:00 | 0 | No danger |
| Skin type | Time to burn |
|---|---|
| I · always burns, never tans | 16 min |
| II · burns easily | 21 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 29 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 37 min |
| V · brown skin | 49 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 1 h 22 min |
Yes. UV in Wellington is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 09:15 to 17:31 local time today, peaking at 8.1.
UV is highest in Wellington at around 13:00 local time today, reaching 8.1.
At today's peak of 8.1, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 21 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
Wellington 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.
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.