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UV index in Minneapolis

Minnesota, United States · 44.98, -93.27

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
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
08:00 → 16:00
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About the UV index in Minneapolis

Minneapolis sits at 45.0° 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.

Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis, 44.98, -93.27, 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
07:000No danger
08:000.2No danger
09:000.9No danger
10:001.6No danger
11:002.3No danger
12:002.5No danger
13:002.3No danger
14:001.6No danger
15:000.9No danger
16:000.2No 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 Minneapolis. 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 tans53 min
II · burns easily1 h 07 min
III · burns sometimes1 h 33 min
IV · rarely burns2 h
V · brown skin2 h 40 min
VI · deeply pigmented4 h 27 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
2.5
Thu 5
2.5
Fri 6
2.4
Sat 7
2.4
Sun 8
2.3
Mon 9
2.3
Tue 10
2.2

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Minneapolis today?

Not today. UV in Minneapolis is forecast to stay under 3 all day, peaking at 2.5 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

What time is UV highest in Minneapolis?

UV is highest in Minneapolis at around 12:00 local time today, reaching 2.5 (estimated from solar position, live forecast data was unavailable).

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Minneapolis today?

At today's peak of 2.5, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 1 h 07 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 Minneapolis change with the seasons?

Minneapolis 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.