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Melbourne Realtime UV Index Data

This page presents instantaneous recorded UV levels for Melbourne, Victoria, adjusted for daylight saving if applicable. The UV data is collected continuously by a detector that responds to UV in a manner similar to human skin.

There is a self-refreshing version of this page that displays the graph only and is updated with the latest measured UV level every minute between 6AM and 8PM.

The orange line on the graph represents the model (predicted) UV levels for a clear sky day and can be used as a guide to interpreting the graph. Ozone in the atmosphere has an effect on the UV level and the model is based on an estimated ozone value. UV levels may occasionally exceed the model due to differences between the estimated and actual ozone levels, and due to local atmospheric conditions.

UV levels for Melbourne- ARPANSA UV Data Resource Page

What the UV levels mean

The UV level can be related to ultraviolet radiation exposure as follows:

UV LevelExposure RiskColour CodeSun Protection Measures
2 or lessLowspacerYou can safely stay outdoors with minimal protection.
3 to 5ModeratespacerWear sun protective clothing, a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and seek shady areas.
6 to 7HighspacerAs above.
8 to 10Very HighspacerAs above.
11 or higherExtremespacerAs above.

How to be sun aware

For further sun protection informaton refer to the ARPANSA UV Data Resource Page Top of Page