Vitamin D

Vitamin D today

Is there vitamin D in Valencia today?

In Valencia the skin makes vitamin D while the UV index reaches 3: today that runs from 11:35 to 16:05. At the best moment about 11 minutes with an average skin type and a quarter of the body uncovered is enough for roughly 1000 IU.

Vitamin D window
11:35–16:05
In the sun, at the best moment
11 minutes
Sunrise
08:07
Sunset
19:30

Clear-sky figures: cloud lowers the UV index and lengthens the time needed.

Why tomorrow is not the same

The window moves with the height of the sun, which changes every day, and with the ozone column over Valencia, which varies with the season. It is not one fixed fact about the city: it runs much longer in some months than in others, and at high enough latitudes there are months when it never opens.

See the Valencia vitamin D guide

Sun and vitamin D in Valencia: common questions

What time should you get sun in Valencia today?
Between 11:35 and 16:05: that is the stretch where the UV index reaches 3 in Valencia, the minimum at which skin makes vitamin D. At the best moment about 11 minutes with an average skin type and a quarter of the body uncovered is enough for roughly 1000 IU.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Valencia today?
Today the sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 19:30 in Valencia, with 11 h 23 min of daylight. Most of that light does nothing for vitamin D: only the stretch where the UV index reaches 3 counts.
Which months give vitamin D from the sun in Valencia?
February to October. For the rest of the year the UV index in Valencia stays below 3 on most days, even at noon.

Valencia: we'll tell you the days you can make vitamin D.

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