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UV Index worldwide
The UV-Index
Typical UV Index values for a range of cities worldwide are specified for the 21st of each month based on calculations with the radiation transfer model STAR. The specified UV Index values serve as a benchmark for a typical atmospheric condition at each respective location. However, higher UV Index values may occur due to the variability of the influence parameters (e.g. local temporary variations in the ozone layer).
| Northern Hemisphere- | |||||||||||||
| City | lat. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| St. Petersburg Russia | 60°N | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Berlin Germany | 52°N | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vancouver Canada | 49°N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paris France | 49°N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulan Bator Mongolia | 48°N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| New York USA | 41°N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Palma de Mallorca Spain | 39°N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tokio Japan | 36°N | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Iraklion Greece | 35°N | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Los Angeles USA | 34°N | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Equatorial Region- | |||||||||||||
| City | lat. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Havanna Cuba | 23°N | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Hanoi Vietnam | 21°N | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 14°N | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Panama Panama | 9°N | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Colombo Sri Lanka | 6°N | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Singapore Malaysia | 1°N | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 1°S | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Darwin Australia | 13°S | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Tananarive Madagascar | 19°S | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 23°S | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Maputo Mozambique | 26°S | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Southern Hemisphere- | |||||||||||||
| City | lat. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Sydney Australia | 34°S | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Kapstadt South Africa | 34°S | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 35°S | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Melbourne Australia | 37°S | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Wellington New Zealand | 42°S | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Port Stanley Falkland Islands | 58°S | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
State of 2022.08.23
