Vitamin D in Georgia in January: sun, UV and what to expect

Too cold Too cold here in January: afternoon highs average only 16.1°C, which is too chilly for sunbathing in light clothing. Try another month or a warmer destination.

4.0 hsun window (UV 2.5+)

3.8peak UV Index

14 minto a full dose

16°Cafternoon high

8/30rainy days

25/30sunny days

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How long in the sun in January?

If you travel anyway, plan your sun session around midday (roughly 11:00 to 15:00), when the UV Index peaks at about 3.8. With about a quarter of your skin bare, a full dose takes around 14 minutes for skin type III at age 30, and about 26 minutes at age 65.
Stop well before your skin turns pink. At this UV level skin type III can start to burn after about 53 minutes of midday sun, so cover up, find shade and use SPF 30+ on skin that stays out.
Water, sand and light surfaces reflect UV, so at the beach you get a little more sun than the number suggests, for the good and the bad.

Skin type	Full dose, age 30	Full dose, age 65	Time to burn
Type I	9 min	18 min	35 min
Type II	12 min	22 min	44 min
Type III	14 min	26 min	53 min
Type IV	21 min	39 min	79 min
Type V	28 min	53 min	1.8 h
Type VI	47 min	88 min	2.9 h

Minutes at midday for about 1,000 IU of vitamin D with a quarter of the body bare, at Jekyll Island, the median coastal place. Time to burn is the time to reach one minimal erythemal dose and does not depend on age. A rough planning guide, not medical advice.

Places in Georgia in January

Place	Rating	Sun window	Full dose	Afternoon high	Rainy days
Tybee Island	Too cold	4.0 h	14 min	16°C	5/30
Cumberland Island	Too cold	3.9 h	14 min	16°C	6/30
Jekyll Island	Too cold	4.0 h	14 min	16°C	8/30
St. Simons Island	Too cold	4.0 h	14 min	16°C	8/30
Savannah	Too cold	3.9 h	14 min	17°C	6/30

Other months in Georgia

Best months: April to June, August, October, November. Full Georgia guide

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