The Ultraviolet Index

Personal UVI Behaviour Table

How UV behaves during the day

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Always burning, never tan; sensitive to exposure; redheaded, freckles, Celtic background
Burns easily, tans minimally; fair-skinned, blue, green or gray eyes, Caucasians
Burns moderately, tans gradually to light brown; average Caucasian skin
Burns minimally, always tans well to moderately brown; olive skin
Rarely burns, tans profusely to dark; brown skin
Rarely burns, least sensitive; deeply pigmented skin
Recommendations for the current day and the first two following days assume clear skies, and are based on forecast ozone values. Recommendations at other dates assume clear skies and are based on climatological means of ozone.
 
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