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UV index in Boise, ID today

Today's peak UV index in Boise is 4 (moderate), around 1pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 4pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 3 (moderate).

  • Peak today4 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 1pm
  • Hours at 3 or above5
  • Sunrise7:22 am
  • Sunset5:34 pm

UV index in Boise 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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Today00123343321
Tue, Nov 300112332210
Wed, Nov 400123333321
Thu, Nov 500123333321
Fri, Nov 600123333211
Sat, Nov 700122333221
Sun, Nov 800122333221
  • 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
Today4moderate11am to 4pm7:22 am5:34 pm
Tue, Nov 33moderate12pm to 2pm7:23 am5:32 pm
Wed, Nov 43moderate11am to 4pm7:24 am5:31 pm
Thu, Nov 53moderate11am to 4pm7:25 am5:30 pm
Fri, Nov 63moderate11am to 3pm7:27 am5:29 pm
Sat, Nov 73moderate12pm to 3pm7:28 am5:27 pm
Sun, Nov 83moderate12pm to 3pm7:29 am5:26 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 4 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 Boise.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Boise, Idaho. Updated November 2 at 6:31 AM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.