SunSmart Global UV

Cancer Council Vic.

About this app

Protect yourself when the UV is at damaging levels with the SunSmart Global UV app.

Powered by world leading health, radiation and weather organisations, the app provides worldwide UV levels and clear guidance as to when sun protection is and is not required.

Travelling and spending time outdoors is one of life’s great joys. Knowing when sun protection is recommended wherever you are in the world gives you confidence to enjoy the sun safely, minimizing the risk of skin damage which can lead to cancer.

The SunSmart Global UV app takes the guesswork out of being safe in the sun with daily sun protection times sent to your phone along with simple advice for protecting your skin.

***What are sun protection times?***
Sun protection times are linked to the UV Index and are advised when the UV is forecast to be 3 and above. This is consistent with the WHO UV Index guidance and has been determined as the level at which damage to the skin is likely to occur more quickly.

The app will advise you that sun protection is required during specific times when the UV is forecast to be 3 and above so that you can adequately protect your skin.

***How is it different to other UV apps?***
The UV app has the backing of world-leading health and meteorological organisations making it a trusted and reliable source of advice.

Unlike other apps, the SunSmart Global UV app is designed to simply inform users when sun protection is required and when it is not.

***What are the key features?***
- Daily UV levels for the local area including sun protection times
- 5-day forecast including UV and weather forecast
- Access to the forecast UV and sun protection times anywhere in the world

Ratings and reviews

I have to give it a 2 star review after this new upgrade that makes it impossible to add my location in the United States. For NY State there is only New York city that is available or Canada. NY State has other cities that I want to pick from for location. I use this app all the time and the fact that I can not continue with more accurate location is disappointing. I have the newest phone and GPS location turned on.please fix the problem. I love this app and would like to use it again

Far from anywhere in the world - I am not sure if this is an actual oversight or just a temporary technical issue, but a pretty big area of my country (Romania) seems to not be covered at all. For an app that markets itself with a slogan containing "anywhere in the world", this is hardly acceptable. Until the issue is fixed, I consider my rating indulgent.

I loved this app, and then it updated. Now, it reads very differently from the EPA data. It will only give me one reading for the entire state of RI. I know it is a small state, but that is ridiculous. I used to get 3 different cities in RI. I hope this changes soon, but I'm concerned it won't since they went global.

What's new

Exciting updates to SunSmart Global UV app

Find locations using your phone’s GPS
Increased global coverage with improved UV forecasts
Customise UV display for Live UV or hourly forecast
Enhanced notifications for multiple locations
Now available on tablet
Dark mode
Available in Arabic
Improved location search and coverage
Default large UV display on home screen, changeable in settings
App language settings in the app
Temperature units based on device settings
Numerous bug fixes