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UV index in Salvador

Bahia, Brazil · -12.97, -38.51

Today's peak11:00 local
12.9

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+)
07:20 → 16:03
Sunrise → sunset
04:59 → 17:35
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About the UV index in Salvador

Salvador sits at 13.0° S, in the southern hemisphere. Today's UV peaks at 12.9: the "extreme" band, which uvlevel.net treats as extreme danger for unprotected skin at the worst hour.

Salvador 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 Salvador, -12.97, -38.51, local time.
Local timeUV indexRisk
00:000No danger
01:000No danger
02:000No danger
03:000No danger
04:000No danger
05:000No danger
06:000.6No danger
07:002.1No danger
08:004.8Caution
09:007.9Danger
10:0010.9Serious danger
11:0012.9Extreme danger
12:0012.5Extreme danger
13:0010Serious danger
14:007.5Danger
15:005.4Caution
16:003.1Caution
17:001.2No 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 12.9 in Salvador. 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 pigmented52 min

Next 7 days · daily peak

Today
07:20–16:03
12.9
Thu 5
07:18–16:03
12.9
Fri 6
07:23–16:01
13.1
Sat 7
07:24–16:04
12.7
Sun 8
07:17–16:03
12.9
Mon 9
07:29–16:03
9.1
Tue 10
07:23–16:01
9.3

Frequently asked

Is the UV index dangerous in Salvador today?

Yes. UV in Salvador is forecast to reach 3 or higher from 07:20 to 16:03 local time today, peaking at 12.9.

What time is UV highest in Salvador?

UV is highest in Salvador at around 11:00 local time today, reaching 12.9.

How long can unprotected skin stay out in Salvador today?

At today's peak of 12.9, 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 Salvador change with the seasons?

Salvador 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.