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UV index in Inverness today

Today's peak UV index in Inverness is 1 (low), around 1pm. That is low, so no sun protection is needed. Tomorrow's peak is 1 (low).

  • Peak today1 (low)
  • Time of peakAround 1pm
  • Hours at 3 or above0
  • Sunrise07:52
  • Sunset18:10

UV index in Inverness by hour, next 7 days

Each square is one daylight hour and the number in it is the UV index for that hour. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

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Today000011110000
Sat 17 Oct000011110000
Sun 18 Oct000011110000
Mon 19 Oct000112222110
Tue 20 Oct0011000000
Wed 21 Oct0000000000
Thu 22 Oct0011222211
  • Low (1 to 2)
  • Moderate (3 to 5)
  • High (6 to 7)
  • Very high (8 to 10)

Day by day

DayPeak UVLevelAt 3 or aboveSunriseSunset
Today1lowNone07:5218:10
Sat 17 Oct1lowNone07:5518:08
Sun 18 Oct1lowNone07:5718:05
Mon 19 Oct2lowNone07:5918:02
Tue 20 Oct1lowNone08:0118:00
Wed 21 Oct0lowNone08:0417:57
Thu 22 Oct2lowNone08:0617:55

What today's level means

Today's peak of 1 is in the low band. The guidance for that band is: no protection needed. The NHS advises protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and notes that you can burn in the UK even when it is cloudy.

The UV index depends mostly on how high the sun is in the sky, so it peaks around the middle of the day and is far higher in summer than in winter. It is not the same as temperature. For the full scale and what it means for tanning and burning, see UV index in the UK: what the numbers mean.

UV tells you how strong the sun is, not whether it will be out. For that, see the sunshine forecast for Inverness.

UV index nearby

UV forecast for Inverness, Highland. Updated 16 October at 23:32. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.