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UV index in Carlisle today

Today's peak UV index in Carlisle is 1 (low), around 12pm. That is low, so no sun protection is needed. Tomorrow's peak is 2 (low).

  • UV now1 (low)
  • Peak today1 (low)
  • Time of peakAround 12pm
  • Hours at 3 or above0
  • Sunrise07:29
  • Sunset18:27

UV index in Carlisle 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 10 Oct000111211000
Sun 11 Oct000111122210
Mon 12 Oct000111111100
Tue 13 Oct000122331210
Wed 14 Oct000112111000
Thu 15 Oct000122222210
  • 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
Today1lowNone07:2918:27
Sat 10 Oct2lowNone07:3118:25
Sun 11 Oct2lowNone07:3318:22
Mon 12 Oct1lowNone07:3518:20
Tue 13 Oct3moderate1pm to 3pm07:3618:18
Wed 14 Oct2lowNone07:3818:15
Thu 15 Oct2lowNone07:4018:13

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 Carlisle.

UV index nearby

UV forecast for Carlisle, Cumbria. Updated 9 October at 12:06. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.