UV index in Virginia Beach today
On a clear day Virginia Beach peaks near 1pm at about 9 — the very high band — then eases toward sunset. The dial shows the live reading; morning and late-afternoon windows stay gentler for a careful tan.
UV index in Virginia Beach today
The dial above shows Virginia Beach's live UV (36.85°N, 75.98°W) via TanPilot's UV proxy. On a typical clear day the index builds through the morning and peaks near 1pm at about 9 — the very high band — before easing off toward sunset at 20:25. Use the current value, not the temperature, to decide whether it is a tan window or a cover-up hour. Open Atlantic beach sand and water reflection can add roughly 10-25% to UV exposure, so the EPA 'very high' band here is best treated as a conservative estimate, not a safe-time promise.
See also: Best time to tan in Virginia Beach.
7-day UV outlook
Typical clear-sky pattern — the app refreshes this from your live forecast.
UV in nearby cities
Source & freshness
Live UV via TanPilot's UV proxy, refreshed regularly; the timeline and hourly curve start from typical clear-sky values for Virginia Beach and update with the live reading. Estimates only — not medical advice.
Questions
Is it safe to tan in Virginia Beach at midday?
Around midday Virginia Beach typically reaches UV 9 (very 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 8:00-9:30 or 17:30-19:30, and use broad-spectrum SPF. These are estimates, not medical advice.
When is UV lowest in Virginia Beach?
UV is lowest near sunrise (5:45) and sunset (20:25) and climbs to its peak around 1pm. The morning and late-afternoon tan windows — about 8:00-9:30 and 17:30-19:30 — are the lower-UV parts of daylight that are still warm enough to be useful for a careful tan.