UV index and sunburn time in Ukraine
Peak UV index and how quickly unprotected skin burns, for 14 cities in Ukraine.
| City | Peak UV | Category | Month | Burns after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 6.9 | High | July | 34 min |
| Kharkiv | 7.1 | High | July | 33 min |
| Odesa | 7.8 | High | July | 30 min |
| Dnipro | 7.5 | High | July | 31 min |
| Donetsk | 7.7 | High | July | 30 min |
| Lviv | 7.1 | High | July | 33 min |
| Zaporizhzhya | 7.6 | High | July | 31 min |
| Chernihiv | 6.6 | High | July | 35 min |
| Zhytomyr | 7.0 | High | July | 34 min |
| Sumy | 6.9 | High | July | 34 min |
| Rivne | 6.8 | High | July | 34 min |
| Lutsk | 6.8 | High | July | 34 min |
| Bohuniya | 6.9 | High | July | 34 min |
| Brovary | 6.9 | High | July | 34 min |
The same UV also drives vitamin D synthesis — and stops entirely for part of the year at higher latitudes. Vitamin D winters in Ukraine →
Burn times are for skin type III with no sunscreen. How these are calculated