Vitamin D

Vitamin D today

Is there vitamin D in Singapore today?

In Singapore the skin makes vitamin D while the UV index reaches 3: today that runs from 10:00 to 18:00. At the best moment about 3 minutes with an average skin type and a quarter of the body uncovered is enough for roughly 1000 IU.

Vitamin D window10:00–18:00
In the sun, at the best moment3 minutes
Sunrise07:02
Sunset19:11

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 Singapore, 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 Singapore vitamin D guide

Sun and vitamin D in Singapore: common questions

What time should you get sun in Singapore today?
Between 10:00 and 18:00: that is the stretch where the UV index reaches 3 in Singapore, the minimum at which skin makes vitamin D. At the best moment about 3 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 Singapore today?
Today the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:11 in Singapore, with 12 h 09 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 Singapore?
All year: there is no month in Singapore when the UV index stops reaching 3 on most days. What changes from month to month is how long the window lasts.