Which months give vitamin D from the sun in Lima?

All year: there is no month in Lima when the UV index stops reaching 3 on most days. What changes from month to month is how long the window lasts.

Vitamin D today

Is there vitamin D in Lima today?

In Lima the skin makes vitamin D while the UV index reaches 3: today that runs from 07:55 to 15:55. At the best moment about 4 minutes with an average skin type and a quarter of the body uncovered is enough for roughly 1000 IU.

Vitamin D window: 07:55–15:55
In the sun, at the best moment: 4 minutes
Sunrise: 05:46
Sunset: 18:04

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 Lima, 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 Lima vitamin D guide

Sun and vitamin D in Lima: common questions

What time should you get sun in Lima today?: Between 07:55 and 15:55: that is the stretch where the UV index reaches 3 in Lima, the minimum at which skin makes vitamin D. At the best moment about 4 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 Lima today?: Today the sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:04 in Lima, with 12 h 18 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 Lima?: All year: there is no month in Lima when the UV index stops reaching 3 on most days. What changes from month to month is how long the window lasts.

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