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UV index in Lagos

Nigeria · 6.52, 3.38

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
10.3

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.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
08:13 → 15:46
Sunrise → sunset
07:00 → 17:00
Open the live dashboard for Lagos →

About the UV index in Lagos

Lagos sits at 6.5° N, in the northern 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.

Lagos 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 Lagos, 6.52, 3.38, 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
07:000.6No danger
08:002.4No danger
09:005Caution
10:007.6Danger
11:009.6Serious danger
12:0010.3Serious danger
13:009.6Serious danger
14:007.6Danger
15:005Caution
16:002.4No danger
17:000.6No 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 10.3 in Lagos. 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 tans13 min
II · burns easily16 min
III · burns sometimes23 min
IV · rarely burns29 min
V · brown skin39 min
VI · deeply pigmented1 h 05 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
08:13–15:46
10.3
Thu 5
08:13–15:46
10.3
Fri 6
08:13–15:46
10.2
Sat 7
08:14–15:45
10.2
Sun 8
08:16–15:43
10.1
Mon 9
08:16–15:43
10.1
Tue 10
08:16–15:43
10

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Lagos today?

Yes. UV in Lagos is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 08:13 to 15:46 local time today, peaking at 10.3 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Lagos?

UV is highest in Lagos at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 10.3 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Lagos today?

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.

Does the UV index in Lagos change with the seasons?

Lagos 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.