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UV index in Honolulu, HI today

Today's peak UV index in Honolulu is 8 (very high), around 1pm. It is 3 or above from 9am to 5pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 8 (very high).

  • UV now5 (moderate)
  • Peak today8 (very high)
  • Time of peakAround 1pm
  • Hours at 3 or above8
  • Sunrise6:25 am
  • Sunset6:11 pm

UV index in Honolulu 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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Today0013578876421
Sat, Oct 100013578875421
Sun, Oct 110013578876421
Mon, Oct 120013578876421
Tue, Oct 130012346665421
Wed, Oct 140013568875421
Thu, Oct 150013568875421
  • 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
Today8very high9am to 5pm6:25 am6:11 pm
Sat, Oct 108very high9am to 5pm6:25 am6:11 pm
Sun, Oct 118very high9am to 5pm6:25 am6:10 pm
Mon, Oct 128very high9am to 5pm6:26 am6:09 pm
Tue, Oct 136high10am to 5pm6:26 am6:08 pm
Wed, Oct 148very high9am to 5pm6:27 am6:07 pm
Thu, Oct 158very high9am to 5pm6:27 am6:06 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 8 is in the very high band. The guidance for that band is: avoid being outside around midday. Shirt, sunscreen and hat are essential. 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 Honolulu.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Honolulu, Hawaii. Updated October 9 at 10:41 AM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.