South Africa · -33.92, 18.42
Today's peak is very high. Skin damage happens fast: roughly 16 min before burning at the worst hour. Avoid direct sun entirely inside the danger window below.
Cape Town sits at 33.9° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 10.3: the "very high" band, which uvlevel.net treats as serious danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.
In the Southern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around December and January and eases, without disappearing, around June and July. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.
| 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 | 0.3 | No danger |
| 07:00 | 1.5 | No danger |
| 08:00 | 3.5 | Caution |
| 09:00 | 5.8 | Caution |
| 10:00 | 8.1 | Serious danger |
| 11:00 | 9.7 | Serious danger |
| 12:00 | 10.3 | Serious danger |
| 13:00 | 9.7 | Serious danger |
| 14:00 | 8.1 | Serious danger |
| 15:00 | 5.8 | Caution |
| 16:00 | 3.5 | Caution |
| 17:00 | 1.5 | No danger |
| 18:00 | 0.3 | No danger |
| 19:00 | 0 | No danger |
| 20:00 | 0 | 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 | 13 min |
| II · burns easily | 16 min |
| III · burns sometimes | 23 min |
| IV · rarely burns | 29 min |
| V · brown skin | 39 min |
| VI · deeply pigmented | 1 h 05 min |
Yes. UV in Cape Town is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 07:45 to 16:15 local time today, peaking at 10.3 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).
UV is highest in Cape Town at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 10.3 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).
At today's peak of 10.3, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 16 min (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable). Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.
In the Southern Hemisphere at this latitude, UV climbs highest around December and January and eases, without disappearing, around June and July. Even the winter trough here can still cross the moderate band near midday.
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.