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UV index in Virginia Beach, VA today

Today's peak UV index in Virginia Beach is 3 (moderate), around 12pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 3pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 4 (moderate).

  • UV now1 (low)
  • Peak today3 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 12pm
  • Hours at 3 or above4
  • Sunrise6:29 am
  • Sunset5:05 pm

UV index in Virginia Beach 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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Today001123333210
Tue, Nov 3001234444310
Wed, Nov 4001234444210
Thu, Nov 5001234444210
Fri, Nov 6001223332100
Sat, Nov 7001234443210
Sun, Nov 800123444321
  • 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
Today3moderate11am to 3pm6:29 am5:05 pm
Tue, Nov 34moderate10am to 4pm6:30 am5:04 pm
Wed, Nov 44moderate10am to 3pm6:31 am5:03 pm
Thu, Nov 54moderate10am to 3pm6:32 am5:02 pm
Fri, Nov 63moderate11am to 2pm6:33 am5:01 pm
Sat, Nov 74moderate10am to 3pm6:34 am5:01 pm
Sun, Nov 84moderate10am to 3pm6:35 am5:00 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 3 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 Virginia Beach.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Virginia Beach, Virginia. Updated November 2 at 8:34 AM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.