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UV index today in Massachusetts
Today's EPA UV index forecast for 167 cities in Massachusetts. Highest today: Amesbury, UV 5.
- Abington5
- Acton4
- Acushnet5
- Agawam4
- Allston4
- Amesbury5
- Amherst4
- Arlington4
- Ashland4
- Ashmont4
- Attleboro4
- Auburn4
- Back Bay4
- Barnstable3
- Bedford4
- Belmont4
- Beverly4
- Beverly Cove4
- Billerica4
- Boston4
- Braintree4
- Brighton4
- Brockton4
- Brookline4
- Burlington4
- Cambridge4
- Canton4
- Carver3
- Charlestown4
- Charlton4
- Chelmsford4
- Chelsea4
- Chestnut Hill4
- Chicopee4
- Concord4
- Danvers4
- Dedham4
- Dorchester4
- Dracut4
- Dudley4
- Duxbury4
- East Boston4
- East Bridgewater5
- East Cambridge4
- East Longmeadow4
- Easthampton5
- Easton3
- Everett4
- Fairhaven5
- Fall River4
- Fitchburg4
- Framingham4
- Franklin4
- Gardner4
- Gloucester4
- Grafton4
- Greenfield4
- Hanson4
- Harwich2
- Haverhill4
- Head of Westport5
- Holbrook4
- Holden4
- Holliston4
- Holyoke4
- Hudson3
- Hull0
- Hyannis3
- Hyde Park4
- Kingston4
- Lawrence4
- Leicester3
- Leominster4
- Lexington4
- Longmeadow5
- Lowell4
- Ludlow4
- Lynn4
- Lynnfield3
- Malden4
- Mansfield4
- Marblehead4
- Marlborough4
- Mashpee4
- Mattapan4
- Maynard3
- Medford4
- Medway4
- Melrose4
- Methuen4
- Middleborough4
- Milford4
- Millbury4
- Milton4
- Mission Hill4
- Natick4
- Needham4
- New Bedford4
- Newburyport5
- Newton4
- Newtonville4
- Norfolk4
- North Adams3
- North Andover4
- North Attleborough5
- North Chicopee4
- Northampton4
- Northbridge4
- Norton4
- Norwell4
- Norwood4
- Orient Heights5
- Palmer5
- Peabody4
- Pittsfield4
- Quincy4
- Randolph4
- Raynham4
- Reading4
- Rehoboth4
- Revere4
- Rockland4
- Roslindale4
- Roxbury Crossing4
- Salem4
- Saugus4
- Seekonk4
- Shrewsbury4
- Somerset5
- Somerville4
- South Hadley5
- South Peabody4
- South Yarmouth3
- Southbridge4
- Springfield4
- Stoneham4
- Stoughton4
- Sudbury4
- Suffolk Downs Station5
- Swampscott4
- Swansea5
- Taunton4
- Tewksbury4
- Tyngsboro4
- Uxbridge4
- Wakefield4
- Waltham4
- Watertown4
- Wayland4
- Webster4
- Wellesley4
- West Roxbury4
- West Springfield4
- Westfield4
- Westford4
- Weston4
- Westwood4
- Weymouth4
- Whitman5
- Wilmington4
- Winchester4
- Winter Hill4
- Winthrop5
- Woburn4
- Worcester4
- Wrentham4
- Yarmouth3
The UV index scale
| UV index | Level |
|---|---|
| 0–2 | Low Low danger from the sun's UV rays for the average person. Wear sunglasses on bright days. If you burn easily, cover up and use broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen. Sand, water and snow reflect UV and add to your exposure. |
| 3–5 | Moderate Moderate risk from unprotected sun exposure. Stay in the shade near midday, when the sun is strongest. Wear protective clothing, a wide-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses, and apply broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen every 2 hours, even on cloudy days, and after swimming or sweating. |
| 6–7 | High High risk from unprotected sun exposure: skin and eyes need protection. Reduce time in the sun around the middle of the day, seek shade, and wear protective clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, UV-blocking sunglasses and broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. |
| 8–10 | Very high Very high risk: unprotected skin and eyes can be damaged and burn quickly. Minimize time in the sun around the middle of the day, seek shade, and cover up with clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, UV-blocking sunglasses and broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. |
| 11+ | Extreme Extreme risk: unprotected skin and eyes can burn in minutes. Try to avoid the sun around the middle of the day, stay in the shade, and use every protection: clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, UV-blocking sunglasses and broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. |