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UV index in Kinshasa

DR Congo · -4.44, 15.27

No forecast service was reachable when this page was generated. The numbers below are computed from solar elevation and altitude alone. The shape of the day is right, but treat every figure here as approximate.
Today's peak12:00 local
11.6

Today's peak is extreme. Unprotected skin burns in about 14 min at the worst hour. Treat the sun as a hazard: stay indoors or fully covered.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:00 → 16:00
Sunrise → sunset
07:00 → 17:00
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About the UV index in Kinshasa

Kinshasa sits at 4.4° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 11.6: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Kinshasa 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 Kinshasa, -4.44, 15.27, 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
07:000.9No danger
08:003Caution
09:005.9Caution
10:008.8Serious danger
11:0010.9Serious danger
12:0011.6Extreme danger
13:0010.9Serious danger
14:008.8Serious danger
15:005.9Caution
16:003Caution
17:000.9No 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 11.6 in Kinshasa. 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 tans11 min
II · burns easily14 min
III · burns sometimes20 min
IV · rarely burns26 min
V · brown skin34 min
VI · deeply pigmented57 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:00–16:00
11.6
Thu 5
08:00–16:00
11.6
Fri 6
08:00–16:00
11.6
Sat 7
08:00–16:00
11.6
Sun 8
08:00–16:00
11.5
Mon 9
08:00–16:00
11.5
Tue 10
08:00–16:00
11.5

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Kinshasa today?

Yes. UV in Kinshasa is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:00 to 16:00 local time today, peaking at 11.6 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Kinshasa?

UV is highest in Kinshasa at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 11.6 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Kinshasa today?

At today's peak of 11.6, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 14 min (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable). Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Kinshasa change with the seasons?

Kinshasa 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.

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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.