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UV index in Milton Keynes today

Today's peak UV index in Milton Keynes 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
  • Sunrise07:29
  • Sunset18:06

UV index in Milton Keynes 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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Sat 17 Oct000111111000
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Tue 20 Oct00000000100
Wed 21 Oct00001232111
Thu 22 Oct00012222210
  • 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
Today1lowNone07:2918:06
Sat 17 Oct1lowNone07:3118:04
Sun 18 Oct1lowNone07:3218:02
Mon 19 Oct3moderate12pm to 3pm07:3418:00
Tue 20 Oct1lowNone07:3617:58
Wed 21 Oct3moderate1pm to 2pm07:3817:56
Thu 22 Oct2lowNone07:3917:54

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 Milton Keynes.

UV index nearby

UV forecast for Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Updated 16 October at 23:33. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.