Monthly Averages
The tendency to Very High to Extreme daily UV peaks occurs in Brisbane between November to February each year. Even in the winter months in Brisbane the UV peaks in the Moderate range meaning sunsmart protection is also important in our winter.
This is different to the conditions experienced in winter in Melbourne when sunprotection may be unneccessary.
We can compare our UV measurements with those of other cities around Australia by looking at the ARPANSA website. It is interesting to see in Melbourne on average the Extreme peak UV is usually experienced during the days of January, whereas Darwin has such conditions during most of their year.
In addition to knowing when the peak UV occurs, it is also important to know how much time is spent over the course of the day exposed to these intensities. Lets look at a UV index graph.