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UV index in Cincinnati, OH today

Today's peak UV index in Cincinnati is 5 (moderate), around 2pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 5pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 5 (moderate).

  • UV now4 (moderate)
  • Peak today5 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 2pm
  • Hours at 3 or above6
  • Sunrise7:41 am
  • Sunset7:08 pm

UV index in Cincinnati 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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Today0012345554210
Sat, Oct 100001124543000
Sun, Oct 110000011111100
Mon, Oct 120001234554310
Tue, Oct 130002345554310
Wed, Oct 14001234554321
Thu, Oct 15000011233321
  • 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 5pm7:41 am7:08 pm
Sat, Oct 105moderate1pm to 5pm7:42 am7:06 pm
Sun, Oct 111lowNone7:43 am7:05 pm
Mon, Oct 125moderate12pm to 6pm7:44 am7:03 pm
Tue, Oct 135moderate11am to 6pm7:45 am7:02 pm
Wed, Oct 145moderate11am to 5pm7:46 am7:00 pm
Thu, Oct 153moderate2pm to 5pm7:47 am6:59 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 Cincinnati.

UV index in other cities

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