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UV index in Torquay today

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

  • UV now2 (low)
  • Peak today2 (low)
  • Time of peakAround 12pm
  • Hours at 3 or above0
  • Sunrise07:26
  • Sunset18:35

UV index in Torquay 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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Today000012110100
Sat 10 Oct000112211100
Sun 11 Oct000111100000
Mon 12 Oct001110000000
Tue 13 Oct000123333210
Wed 14 Oct000112222110
Thu 15 Oct000123333210
  • 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
Today2lowNone07:2618:35
Sat 10 Oct2lowNone07:2818:32
Sun 11 Oct1lowNone07:2918:30
Mon 12 Oct1lowNone07:3118:28
Tue 13 Oct3moderate12pm to 4pm07:3318:26
Wed 14 Oct2lowNone07:3418:24
Thu 15 Oct3moderate12pm to 4pm07:3618:22

What today's level means

Today's peak of 2 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 Torquay.

UV index nearby

UV forecast for Torquay, Devon. Updated 9 October at 12:04. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.