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UV index in Recife

Pernambuco, Brazil · -8.05, -34.88

Today's peak11:00 local
13.1

Today's peak is extreme. Unprotected skin burns in about 13 min at the worst hour. Treat the sun as a hazard: stay indoors or fully covered.

Danger window today (UV 3+)
07:06 → 15:42
Sunrise → sunset
04:50 → 17:15
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About the UV index in Recife

Recife sits at 8.1° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 13.1: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Recife 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 Recife, -8.05, -34.88, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000.1No danger
06:000.7No danger
07:002.7No danger
08:005.9Caution
09:009.5Serious danger
10:0012.2Extreme danger
11:0013.1Extreme danger
12:0011.9Extreme danger
13:009Serious danger
14:006.8Danger
15:004.6Caution
16:002.4No danger
17:000.7No 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 13.1 in Recife. 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 tans10 min
II · burns easily13 min
III · burns sometimes18 min
IV · rarely burns23 min
V · brown skin31 min
VI · deeply pigmented51 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
07:06–15:42
13.1
Thu 5
07:15–15:43
13.1
Fri 6
07:12–15:43
11.4
Sat 7
07:14–15:44
12.1
Sun 8
07:10–15:44
12.7
Mon 9
07:13–15:47
9.2
Tue 10
08:40–15:42
7.7

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Recife today?

Yes. UV in Recife is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 07:06 to 15:42 local time today, peaking at 13.1.

What time is UV highest in Recife?

UV is highest in Recife at around 11:00 local time today, reaching 13.1.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Recife today?

At today's peak of 13.1, fair skin (Fitzpatrick type II) with no sunscreen burns in about 13 min. Darker skin types take longer. See the table above for every type.

Does the UV index in Recife change with the seasons?

Recife 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.