WHO Scale
The UV Index Range Explained
The UV index range runs from 0 (no risk) to 11+ (extreme). This page walks the full scale step by step — what each level means, how fast it can burn fair skin, what protection it calls for, and which parts of the world routinely sit at each value.
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