Vitamin D in Spain in November: sun, UV and what to expect

Too cold Too cold here in November: afternoon highs average only 21.6°C, which is too chilly for sunbathing in light clothing. Try another month or a warmer destination.

3.4 hsun window (UV 2.5+)

3.3peak UV Index

16 minto a full dose

22°Cafternoon high

2/30rainy days

30/30sunny days

The country rating is for a typical beach, but some places in Spain still work in November: Gran Canaria (good), Fuerteventura (good), Tenerife (good), Lanzarote (good).

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How long in the sun in November?

If you travel anyway, plan your sun session around midday (roughly 11:00 to 15:00), when the UV Index peaks at about 3.3. With about a quarter of your skin bare, a full dose takes around 16 minutes for skin type III at age 30, and about 30 minutes at age 65.
Stop well before your skin turns pink. At this UV level skin type III can start to burn after about 61 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	11 min	20 min	40 min
Type II	13 min	25 min	51 min
Type III	16 min	30 min	61 min
Type IV	24 min	45 min	91 min
Type V	32 min	61 min	2.0 h
Type VI	54 min	1.7 h	3.4 h

Minutes at midday for about 1,000 IU of vitamin D with a quarter of the body bare, at Benidorm, 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 Spain in November

Place	Rating	Sun window	Full dose	Afternoon high	Rainy days
Gran Canaria	Good	5.8 h	10 min	26°C	6/30
Fuerteventura	Good	5.8 h	10 min	27°C	4/30
Tenerife	Good	5.8 h	10 min	26°C	6/30
Lanzarote	Good	5.7 h	11 min	26°C	6/30
Málaga	Too cold	3.9 h	15 min	22°C	2/30
Alicante	Too cold	3.7 h	15 min	22°C	3/30
Cádiz	Too cold	3.6 h	15 min	21°C	4/30
Costa del Sol	Too cold	3.7 h	16 min	21°C	4/30
Formentera	Too cold	3.6 h	16 min	20°C	7/30
Benidorm	Too cold	3.4 h	16 min	22°C	2/30
Marbella	Too cold	3.3 h	16 min	20°C	5/30
Ibiza	Too cold	3.3 h	16 min	20°C	8/30
Seville	Too cold	3.2 h	16 min	22°C	3/30
Mallorca	Too cold	3.0 h	17 min	20°C	8/30
Menorca	Too cold	2.7 h	17 min	20°C	5/30
Valencia	Too cold	2.7 h	18 min	20°C	7/30
Costa Dorada	Too cold	2.1 h	20 min	18°C	9/30
Barcelona	Too cold	1.8 h	20 min	19°C	7/30
Costa Brava	Too cold	1.8 h	20 min	18°C	7/30
San Sebastián	Too cold	1.0 h	–	19°C	7/30

Other months in Spain

Best months: May to October. Full Spain guide

Other sunny places in November

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