Best time to tan in Portland today
On a clear day Portland peaks near 1:15pm at about 7 — the high band — then eases toward sunset. The dial currently shows that typical reference; a usable live response replaces it. Morning and late-afternoon reference windows are usually lower than the peak.
Best time to tan in Portland
Typical clear-sky reference windows in Portland fall in the morning around 8:30–10:30 and again in the late afternoon around 18:00–20:00, when the index sits well below its peak. Around midday the UV climbs to roughly 7 (high), so treat the middle of the day as shade-first and keep tanning sessions short. Load a usable current forecast before acting on these reference times. Cloud cover varies, but clear summer afternoons in the Willamette Valley reach high UV well after lunch.
See also: UV index in Portland today.
Plan from this UV reading
Typical 3-day UV reference
Illustrative clear-sky pattern — not a live forecast. A usable response can replace it with the provider's 3-day forecast.
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Source & freshness
This page starts with labelled typical clear-sky values for Portland. The card attempts a current UV and forecast request through TanPilot's proxy and replaces reference values only after a usable response; failed requests leave the reference label visible. Estimates only — not medical advice.
Questions
Is it safe to tan in Portland at midday?
Around midday Portland typically reaches UV 7 (high), strong enough to burn unprotected skin quickly. It is better used as shade-first time. For a gentler session, aim for the lower-UV windows around 8:30–10:30 or 18:00–20:00, and use broad-spectrum SPF. These are estimates, not medical advice.
When is UV lowest in Portland?
UV is lowest near sunrise (5:22) and sunset (21:00) and climbs to its peak around 1:15pm. The morning and late-afternoon tan windows — about 8:30–10:30 and 18:00–20:00 — are the lower-UV parts of daylight that are still warm enough to be useful for a careful tan.