For your skin
Your skin changes the timer
Set your Fitzpatrick type once; TanPilot adjusts tan windows, SPF cues, and stop alerts around your response.
Live UV · on tap
TanPilot — UV Index & tanning, planned by the hour.
Find today's best tan window. Time your session, SPF, and stop alerts before the sun gets ahead of you.
7-day outlook
Plan the week, not just today
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Plan it
"Remind me when the window opens"
Get a nudge when your best window starts, when to turn, and when to reapply or call the session.
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UV index by city
Live UV, peak time, and the day's best tanning window for sun cities across the US.
By state
UV index by state
Jump to a state hub for live local UV across its cities.
UV bands TanPilot turns into action
Each UV band becomes a tan-window, SPF, shade, or stop cue instead of a bare weather number.
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Low
3-5
Moderate
6-7
High
8-10
Very high
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- 0-2 Low
- Usually lower risk for the average adult, with extra care still useful around reflection, altitude, or very sun-sensitive skin.
- 3-5 Moderate
- Protection starts to matter. WHO recommends sun protection when the UV Index is 3 or higher.
- 6-7 High
- Plan shorter exposure windows, avoid the daily peak, and use shade, clothing, sunglasses, and broad-spectrum sunscreen.
- 8-10 Very high
- Burn risk can rise quickly, especially near midday. Treat tanning time as a short, monitored exposure.
- 11+ Extreme
- Extra protection is needed. TanPilot should nudge toward shade-first planning rather than longer exposure.
Start with UV, finish with a tan plan
Each page answers the search first, then moves toward timing, SPF, skin type, and app reminders.
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Questions
Direct answers before the install CTA.
What is TanPilot?
TanPilot helps you turn today's UV into a tan plan: the best window, SPF timing, stop cues, and saved routines in the app.
Does TanPilot encourage unsafe tanning?
TanPilot is built for cautious tanning. It keeps the tan goal visible, then adds UV, SPF, skin type, and stop reminders so you are not guessing outside.
Can I use TanPilot without installing the app?
Yes. The website pages answer UV, tanning timing, burn-time, and skin-type questions; the app adds saved routines, timers, and reminders.