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UV index in Budapest

Hungary · 47.50, 19.04

Today's peak12:00 local
2.5

Today's peak stays low. Unprotected skin is not at meaningful risk at any point in the day.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
None
Sunrise → sunset
06:31 → 16:22
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About the UV index in Budapest

Budapest sits at 47.5° N, in the northern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 2.5: the "low" band, which uvlevel.net treats as no danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Budapest 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.

Hour by hour today

UV index for every hour of today in Budapest, 47.50, 19.04, 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
07:000.1No danger
08:000.4No danger
09:001No danger
10:001.7No danger
11:002.3No danger
12:002.5No danger
13:002.3No danger
14:001.7No danger
15:001No danger
16:000.4No danger
17:000No 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 2.5 in Budapest. 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 tans54 min
II · burns easily1 h 08 min
III · burns sometimes1 h 35 min
IV · rarely burns2 h 02 min
V · brown skin2 h 43 min
VI · deeply pigmented4 h 32 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
2.5
Thu 5
2.5
Fri 6
2.5
Sat 7
2.4
Sun 8
2.3
Mon 9
2.1
Tue 10
1.7

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Budapest today?

Not today. UV in Budapest is forecast to stay under 3 all day, peaking at 2.5.

What time is UV highest in Budapest?

UV is highest in Budapest at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 2.5.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Budapest today?

At today's peak of 2.5, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 1 h 08 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Budapest change with the seasons?

Budapest 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.