Cities With the Highest UV Index Right Now

La Paz has the highest current UV index among the major cities we track, at about 13.6.

Updated hourly. Last updated Oct 22, 2026, 3:05:09 PM UTC.

Cities with at least 200,000 residents; 100 cities shown.

Top Cities Ranked by UV index

#	City	Country	Temperature	Conditions	UV index
🥇	La Paz	Bolivia	15°C	Patchy rain nearby	13.6
=2	Brasilia	Brazil	31°C	Patchy rain nearby	12.9
=2	Belém	Brazil	34°C	Patchy rain nearby	12.9
🥉	Fortaleza	Brazil	30°C	Patchy rain nearby	12.8
4	Recife	Brazil	30°C	Patchy rain nearby	12.1
=5	Manaus	Brazil	34°C	Patchy rain nearby	12.0
=5	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Bolivia	32°C	Cloudy	12.0
6	Salvador	Brazil	27°C	Sunny	11.9
7	Caracas	Venezuela	27°C	Patchy rain nearby	9.7
8	Montevideo	Uruguay	20°C	Overcast	9.2
=9	Lima	Peru	25°C	Overcast	9.0
=9	Callao	Peru	23°C	Cloudy	9.0
=9	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	29°C	Patchy rain nearby	9.0
10	Porto Alegre	Brazil	25°C	Overcast	8.9
11	Maracay	Venezuela	29°C	Patchy rain nearby	8.8
12	Valencia	Venezuela	28°C	Patchy rain nearby	8.7
13	Goiânia	Brazil	34°C	Patchy rain nearby	8.5
=14	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	25°C	Light rain shower	8.2
=14	Maracaibo	Venezuela	30°C	Light drizzle	8.2
15	Cali	Colombia	26°C	Patchy rain nearby	7.8
16	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	29°C	Patchy rain nearby	7.1
=17	Santiago	Chile	18°C	Patchy rain nearby	6.9
=17	Buenos Aires	Argentina	18°C	Light drizzle	6.9
=18	Camayenne	Guinea	27°C	Patchy rain nearby	6.7
=18	Conakry	Guinea	27°C	Patchy rain nearby	6.7
19	Quito	Ecuador	20°C	Patchy rain nearby	5.7
=20	São Paulo	Brazil	24°C	Patchy rain nearby	5.3
=20	Bamako	Mali	36°C	Patchy rain nearby	5.3
21	Lagos	Nigeria	26°C	Sunny	5.2
22	Curitiba	Brazil	20°C	Patchy rain nearby	5.0
=23	Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	28°C	Patchy rain nearby	4.6
=23	Abobo	Côte d'Ivoire	28°C	Patchy rain nearby	4.6
24	Guatemala City	Guatemala	19°C	Patchy rain nearby	4.3
25	Accra	Ghana	28°C	Cloudy	3.9
26	Havana	Cuba	27°C	Partly Cloudy	3.8
27	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	38°C	Overcast	3.7
=28	Casablanca	Morocco	22°C	Patchy rain nearby	3.6
=28	Guayaquil	Ecuador	28°C	Light rain shower	3.6
=28	Kumasi	Ghana	32°C	Patchy rain nearby	3.6
29	Niamey	Niger	38°C	Partly Cloudy	3.1
=30	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	28°C	Patchy light drizzle	3.0
=30	Benin City	Nigeria	28°C	Light rain shower	3.0
=30	Córdoba	Argentina	22°C	Light rain shower	3.0
=31	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	22°C	Patchy rain nearby	2.8
=31	Ibadan	Nigeria	30°C	Patchy rain nearby	2.8
=32	Puebla	Mexico	18°C	Cloudy	2.7
=32	Onitsha	Nigeria	30°C	Patchy light drizzle	2.7
33	Philadelphia	United States	14°C	Sunny	2.5
=34	Brooklyn	United States	14°C	Sunny	2.4
=34	Queens	United States	14°C	Sunny	2.4
=34	Manhattan	United States	14°C	Sunny	2.4
=34	Douala	Cameroon	28°C	Light rain shower	2.4
=35	Luanda	Angola	26°C	Partly Cloudy	2.3
=35	Abuja	Nigeria	32°C	Partly Cloudy	2.3
=35	The Bronx	United States	14°C	Sunny	2.3
=36	Cape Town	South Africa	18°C	Sunny	2.2
=36	Santiago de Querétaro	Mexico	18°C	Patchy rain nearby	2.2
=37	Bogota	Colombia	20°C	Patchy light drizzle	2.1
=37	Kano	Nigeria	35°C	Partly Cloudy	2.1
=37	Medellín	Colombia	20°C	Patchy light drizzle	2.1
38	Kaduna	Nigeria	32°C	Dust storm	2.0
=39	Iztapalapa	Mexico	15°C	Patchy rain nearby	1.9
=39	León de los Aldama	Mexico	18°C	Partly Cloudy	1.9
=40	Mexico City	Mexico	15°C	Patchy rain nearby	1.8
=40	Ecatepec de Morelos	Mexico	16°C	Patchy rain nearby	1.8
=41	Houston	United States	23°C	Sunny	1.7
=41	Zapopan	Mexico	20°C	Sunny	1.7
=41	Guadalajara	Mexico	20°C	Sunny	1.7
=42	Toronto	Canada	14°C	Sunny	1.5
=42	San Antonio	United States	23°C	Sunny	1.5
=43	Madrid	Spain	19°C	Partly Cloudy	1.4
=43	Chicago	United States	16°C	Sunny	1.4
=44	New York City	United States	13°C	Sunny	1.3
=44	Algiers	Algeria	22°C	Sunny	1.3
=44	N'Djamena	Chad	37°C	Partly Cloudy	1.3
=44	Milan	Italy	18°C	Partly Cloudy	1.3
=44	N'Djamena	Chad	37°C	Sunny	1.3
=45	Johannesburg	South Africa	26°C	Sunny	1.2
=45	Soweto	South Africa	26°C	Sunny	1.2
46	Kananga	Democratic Republic of Congo	32°C	Patchy rain nearby	1.1
=47	Yaounde	Cameroon	24°C	Light rain shower	1.0
=47	Paris	France	15°C	Overcast	1.0
48	Barcelona	Spain	19°C	Overcast	0.9
=49	Lubumbashi	Democratic Republic of Congo	34°C	Sunny	0.7
=49	Mbuji-Mayi	Democratic Republic of Congo	31°C	Light drizzle	0.7
=50	Durban	South Africa	23°C	Partly Cloudy	0.6
=50	Lusaka	Zambia	36°C	Partly Cloudy	0.6
=51	London	United Kingdom	14°C	Partly Cloudy	0.5
=51	Rome	Italy	20°C	Cloudy	0.5
=51	Harare	Zimbabwe	32°C	Light rain shower	0.5
=52	Phoenix	United States	21°C	Light rain shower	0.4
=52	Dallas	United States	19°C	Sunny	0.4
=52	Munich	Germany	11°C	Sunny	0.4
=53	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of Congo	31°C	Patchy rain nearby	0.3
=53	Brazzaville	Congo	30°C	Patchy rain nearby	0.3
=53	Montréal	Canada	8°C	Overcast	0.3
=53	Kampala	Uganda	24°C	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	0.3
=54	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	27°C	Sunny	0.2
=54	Khartoum	Sudan	37°C	Sunny	0.2
=54	Los Angeles	United States	15°C	Light rain shower	0.2

Methodology: Current conditions are sampled from WeatherAPI for up to 400 of the largest cities with at least 200,000 residents.

Why Is UV So Strong in These Cities Right Now?

The UV index measures the intensity of sunburn-producing ultraviolet radiation. It rises with solar elevation and altitude and can also be affected by cloud, ozone and surface reflection.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Highest UV Index Right Now

Which city has the highest UV index right now?

Among the major cities we track, La Paz has the highest current UV index at about 13.6 (as of October 22, 2026).

What UV index requires protection?

Protection is recommended from UV 3 upward; very high and extreme levels can damage unprotected skin and eyes quickly.

Cities With the Highest UV Index Right Now

Top Cities Ranked by UV index

Why Is UV So Strong in These Cities Right Now?

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Highest UV Index Right Now

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