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

Too cold Too cold here in November: afternoon highs average only 16.4°C, which is too chilly for sunbathing in light clothing. Try another month or a warmer destination.

3.5 hsun window (UV 2.5+)

3.4peak UV Index

16 minto a full dose

16°Cafternoon high

5/30rainy days

27/30sunny days

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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 3.4. With about a quarter of your skin bare, a full dose takes around 16 minutes for skin type III at age 30, and about 29 minutes at age 65.
Stop well before your skin turns pink. At this UV level skin type III can start to burn after about 59 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	10 min	20 min	39 min
Type II	13 min	25 min	49 min
Type III	16 min	29 min	59 min
Type IV	24 min	44 min	88 min
Type V	31 min	59 min	2.0 h
Type VI	52 min	98 min	3.3 h

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

Place	Rating	Sun window	Full dose	Afternoon high	Rainy days
Williamsburg	Too cold	3.5 h	15 min	18°C	5/30
Norfolk	Too cold	3.4 h	15 min	19°C	4/30
Cape Charles	Too cold	3.5 h	16 min	16°C	5/30
Virginia Beach	Too cold	3.5 h	16 min	16°C	4/30
Chincoteague	Too cold	3.3 h	17 min	16°C	6/30

Other months in Virginia

Best months: May to September. Full Virginia guide

Other sunny places in November

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