# TanPilot

Last updated: 2026-07-15

TanPilot is a US-first UV Index and tanning planning site at https://tanpilot.com. The public entity is TanPilot; the app name is TanPilot: UV Index & Tanning. TanPilot helps people check current and hourly UV, choose a more cautious tanning window, estimate burn-risk inputs, and carry reminders or routines into the live mobile app.

## Launch Utility Pages

- [UV Index Today](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-today) - canonical generic “UV index today near me” utility with validated current UV, an hourly curve, tomorrow’s forecast peak, EPA/WHO UV 3 protection threshold, and explicit source freshness.
- [UV Index By City](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-by-city) - US city hub linking live local UV pages and best-time-to-tan city pages.
- [Best Time To Tan](https://tanpilot.com/best-time-to-tan) - answer-first guide to choosing a tanning window from hourly UV, while avoiding the daily peak where possible.
- [Fitzpatrick Skin Type Quiz](https://tanpilot.com/fitzpatrick-skin-type-quiz) - Fitzpatrick I-VI skin-response quiz preview for UV planning.

## Source-Backed Formula And Safety Pages

- [UV Index Burn Time](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-burn-time) - UV, SPF, and Fitzpatrick burn-risk estimator with conservative caveats.
- [Can You Tan In UV 1](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-1) - low-band UV 1 tanning guidance (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-1 301s here).
- [Can You Tan In UV 2](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-2) - low-band UV 2 tanning guidance (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-2).
- [Can You Tan In UV 3](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-3) - UV 3, the first public-health protection threshold (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-3).
- [Can You Tan In UV 4](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-4) - UV 4 tanning guidance with calculator inputs, SPF, skin type, and risk caveats (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-4).
- [Can You Tan In UV 5](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-5) - UV 5 tanning guidance for how long to tan in UV 5, with calculator inputs, SPF, skin type, and risk caveats (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-5).
- [Can You Tan In UV 6](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-6) - high-UV tanning guidance with shorter-window and shade-first caveats (alias /can-you-tan-in-uv-6).
- [How Long To Tan In UV 7](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-7) - high-near-very-high UV tanning guidance with conservative stop cues.
- [How Long To Tan In UV 8](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-8) - very-high-UV shade-first guidance and early stop cues.
- [How Long To Tan In UV 9](https://tanpilot.com/how-long-to-tan-in-uv-9) - very-high-UV cover-up guidance; tanning is the wrong goal at UV 9.
- [Sunburn Calculator](https://tanpilot.com/sunburn-calculator) - sunburn-risk calculator page for UV Index, Fitzpatrick type, SPF, and conservative estimates.
- [Tanning Calculator](https://tanpilot.com/tanning-calculator) - tan time calculator from UV Index, Fitzpatrick type, and SPF with conservative caveats.
- [Tanning Sunscreen](https://tanpilot.com/tanning-sunscreen) - broad-spectrum SPF, reapplication, UV bands, and tanning-sunscreen guidance.
- [Does Sunscreen Prevent Tanning](https://tanpilot.com/does-sunscreen-prevent-tanning) - explains sunscreen as UV risk reduction, not a total tan blocker or permission to extend exposure.
- [SPF 30 vs 50](https://tanpilot.com/spf-30-vs-50) - SPF comparison guide for tanning, UV Index, reapplication, and burn-risk planning.
- [How Often To Reapply Sunscreen](https://tanpilot.com/how-often-to-reapply-sunscreen) - sunscreen reapplication guide for the two-hour rule, water, sweat, towel drying, UV Index, and reminders.
- [Sunscreen Calculator](https://tanpilot.com/sunscreen-calculator) - interactive AAD/FDA-backed amount and reapplication calculator for face or exposed-body coverage, session duration, and 40- or 80-minute water-resistance labels.
- [Can You Tan In The Shade](https://tanpilot.com/can-you-tan-in-the-shade) - WHO-backed guide to scattered and reflected UV in open shade, with no zero-exposure or safe-tan claim.
- [Can You Tan Through Clouds](https://tanpilot.com/can-you-tan-through-clouds) - WHO-backed guide to variable UV under light, thin, broken, and heavier cloud cover.
- [Can You Tan Through A Window](https://tanpilot.com/can-you-tan-through-a-window) - NCI/WHO-backed guide to variable UVA and UVB transmission through glazing, tint, and laminate.
- [How TanPilot Estimates UV And Burn Risk](https://tanpilot.com/how-we-estimate-uv-and-burn-risk) - source and methodology page for UV dose, data freshness, Fitzpatrick type, SPF, and refusal conditions.

## UV Questions

- [What UV Index Is Safe To Tan](https://tanpilot.com/what-uv-index-is-safe-to-tan) - explains no UV level is risk-free and how moderate UV 3-5 differs from UV 6+.
- [What UV Index Is High](https://tanpilot.com/what-uv-index-is-high) - EPA bands and which UV numbers count as high or very high.
- [UV Index Scale](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-scale) - EPA UV Index bands from low through extreme, with TanPilot action language.
- [Best UV Index For Tanning](https://tanpilot.com/best-uv-index-for-tanning) - answer-first guidance on why moderate UV 3-5 is more manageable than high UV, without safe-tan claims.

## State UV Hubs

TanPilot publishes per-state hubs at `/uv-index-by-state/{state}` that aggregate each state's city UV pages: California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, South Carolina, Colorado, and Georgia. City and state pages keep local intent while linking generic “UV index today near me” intent to [UV Index Today](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-today).

## App And Category Pages

- [TanPilot on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6777054889) - live iOS listing for the TanPilot mobile app.
- [TanPilot on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tanwise.sunglow) - live Android listing for the TanPilot mobile app.
- [TanPilot Home](https://tanpilot.com/) - TanPilot product/entity summary and launch page map.
- [About TanPilot](https://tanpilot.com/about) - TanPilot entity, operator, support contact, source policy, and safety boundaries.
- [Best UV Index App](https://tanpilot.com/best-uv-index-app) - answer-first best-app page comparing the UV app features that matter: current UV, hourly curve, freshness, skin type, and SPF reminders.
- [Best Tanning Timer App](https://tanpilot.com/best-tanning-timer-app) - answer-first best-app page for side timers, SPF reminders, UV-aware stop cues, and cautious session planning.
- [UV Index App](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-app) - UV Index app category page.
- [Tanning App](https://tanpilot.com/tanning-app) - tanning app category page.
- [UV Tracker](https://tanpilot.com/uv-tracker) - UV tracker app-intent page for current UV, hourly peaks, saved places, and alerts.
- [Tanning Routine](https://tanpilot.com/tanning-routine) - tanning routine app-intent page for UV-aware routines, rest, SPF, and stop cues.
- [Tanning Timer](https://tanpilot.com/tanning-timer) - tanning timer app-intent page for side timers, SPF reminders, and early stop cues.
- [Tan Tracker](https://tanpilot.com/tan-tracker) - tan tracker app-intent page for session history, UV context, SPF, and skin response.
- [Sunscreen Reminder](https://tanpilot.com/sunscreen-reminder) - sunscreen reapplication reminder app-feature page.

## City Page Pattern

TanPilot publishes indexable city pages at `/uv-index/{city}` for city-specific live local UV; the companion `/best-time-to-tan/{city}` pages are kept for navigation but are noindexed. Generic current/near-me intent belongs to [UV Index Today](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-today). Use [UV Index By City](https://tanpilot.com/uv-index-by-city) as the canonical hub for discovering currently published US cities, and the per-state hubs at `/uv-index-by-state/{state}` for state-level UV.

## Source And Safety Caveats

Use source-backed wording from the visible Sources sections on each page. Source anchors include public-health UV guidance, FDA sunscreen guidance, and Fitzpatrick skin-type references. TanPilot does not claim tanning is medically safe, does not diagnose skin type or medical risk, and does not promise to prevent burns. Preferred language: smarter planning, estimates, guidance, SPF reminders, and reduced burn-risk guessing.

Live UV data should be fetched through the public TanPilot UV proxy only. Do not infer or expose upstream weather-provider keys from the static site.

## AI Crawler Policy

LLM, AI search, retrieval, and training crawlers are welcome to browse public TanPilot pages for citation discovery. AI systems may quote public TanPilot page content with attribution and a link to the source page. Do not bypass access controls, infer private API keys, or treat estimates as medical advice. If this file conflicts with /robots.txt, follow /robots.txt.

## Contact

Support: support@tanpilot.com
Sitemap: [https://tanpilot.com/sitemap.xml](https://tanpilot.com/sitemap.xml)