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It's summer: protect yourself.

Find the current UV Index on the x-axis, choose your burn frequency (from a dark hue for an always burn frequency all the way to a light hue for rarely burn) to find a range of exposure times on the y-axis.

Source: "Minutes to Skin Damage with regards to Burn Frequency and UV Index" by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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@spaceotter did you do this? It’s awesome. One tiny criticism: the legend is in reverse order to the order of the tints in the bar graphs. Rarely is always on top and always is at the bottom. In the legend, always is at the top and rarely is at the bottom. But this is super useful.

@paco That's a good point 💡 . Thank you.

@spaceotter Never thought of this before.

Let's see. I always burn. Index today is 11.1 So according to your chart, I'm doomed.

@lordbowlich only if you're a vampire lol 😁 . I think the NOAA is suggesting a little under 20 minutes for a UV index of 11 or 12 for people who always burn.