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UV index in Baltimore, MD today

Today's peak UV index in Baltimore is 5 (moderate), around 12pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 5pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 4 (moderate).

  • UV now3 (moderate)
  • Peak today5 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 12pm
  • Hours at 3 or above6
  • Sunrise7:10 am
  • Sunset6:36 pm

UV index in Baltimore 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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Today001235554311
Sat, Oct 10001233443321
Sun, Oct 11000000000000
Mon, Oct 12000011113310
Tue, Oct 13001245554321
Wed, Oct 14001234554321
Thu, Oct 15001234544321
  • 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
Today5moderate11am to 5pm7:10 am6:36 pm
Sat, Oct 104moderate11am to 5pm7:11 am6:34 pm
Sun, Oct 110lowNone7:12 am6:33 pm
Mon, Oct 123moderate3pm to 5pm7:13 am6:32 pm
Tue, Oct 135moderate11am to 5pm7:14 am6:30 pm
Wed, Oct 145moderate11am to 5pm7:15 am6:29 pm
Thu, Oct 155moderate11am to 5pm7:16 am6:27 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 5 is in the moderate band. The guidance for that band is: seek shade around midday, cover up and wear sunscreen. The EPA recommends protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and you can burn 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 what the UV index numbers mean.

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

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Baltimore, Maryland. Updated October 9 at 4:40 PM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.