Vitamin D in Mozambique in July: sun, UV and what to expect

Good Good. A full dose takes about 10 minutes at midday, and the usable window is about 5.7 hours a day.

5.7 hsun window (UV 2.5+)

5.1peak UV Index

10 minto a full dose

24°Cafternoon high

4/30rainy days

28/30sunny days

Best places in Mozambique in July: Pemba (excellent), Bazaruto Archipelago (good), Vilankulo (good), Tofo (good), Maputo (good).

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How long in the sun in July?

Plan your sun session around midday (roughly 11:00 to 15:00), when the UV Index peaks at about 5.1. With about a quarter of your skin bare, a full dose takes around 10 minutes for skin type III at age 30, and about 20 minutes at age 65.
Stop well before your skin turns pink. At this UV level skin type III can start to burn after about 39 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	7 min	13 min	26 min
Type II	9 min	16 min	33 min
Type III	10 min	20 min	39 min
Type IV	16 min	29 min	59 min
Type V	21 min	39 min	78 min
Type VI	35 min	65 min	2.2 h

Minutes at midday for about 1,000 IU of vitamin D with a quarter of the body bare, at Tofo, 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 Mozambique in July

Place	Rating	Sun window	Full dose	Afternoon high	Rainy days
Pemba	Excellent	7.4 h	8 min	29°C	2/30
Bazaruto Archipelago	Good	6.4 h	10 min	25°C	2/30
Vilankulo	Good	6.1 h	10 min	25°C	2/30
Tofo	Good	5.7 h	10 min	24°C	4/30
Maputo	Good	5.5 h	11 min	27°C	0/30
Ponta do Ouro	Good	5.3 h	12 min	25°C	2/30

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