OpenUV

aid: openuv
name: OpenUV
description: "OpenUV provides a global real-time UV index API. The service combines meteorological inputs (ozone, cloud cover, area reflection) with NASA satellite sources to return current UV index, daily maximum UV, ozone level, safe sun-exposure times per Fitzpatrick skin type, and a recommended sun protection window for any geographic coordinate."
url: https://www.openuv.io
baseURL: https://api.openuv.io/api/v1
humanURL: https://www.openuv.io
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-29'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: "Weather"
x-tier: 2
x-tier-reason: profiled-full-pipeline
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
tags:
  - Weather
  - UV Index
  - Sun
  - Solar
  - Geolocation
  - Forecast
  - Public APIs
apis:
  - aid: openuv:openuv
    name: OpenUV
    description: "Real-time global UV index API returning current UV index, daily maximum UV, ozone, sun position, and safe exposure times by skin type for any latitude/longitude. Supports forecast windows and recommended sun-protection time windows. All endpoints are GET-only, authenticated via x-access-token header."
    humanURL: https://www.openuv.io
    baseURL: https://api.openuv.io/api/v1
    tags:
      - Weather
      - UV Index
      - Forecast
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.openuv.io
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.openuv.io/api/json
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/openuv-openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/openuv-uv-index-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/openuv-uv-forecast-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/openuv-protection-window-schema.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/openuv-uv-index-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/openuv-uv-forecast-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/openuv-protection-window-structure.json
      - type: JSONLD
        url: json-ld/openuv-context.jsonld
      - type: Example
        url: examples/openuv-uv-index-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/openuv-uv-forecast-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/openuv-protection-window-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/openuv-api-statistics-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/openuv-api-status-example.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/openuv-api-statistics-schema.json
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://www.openuv.io/console
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/openuv-rate-limits.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/openuv-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/openuv-finops.yml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/openuv-uv-index.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/openuv-protection.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/openuv-account.yaml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.openuv.io
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.openuv.io
  - type: Console
    url: https://www.openuv.io/console
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://www.openuv.io/auth/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.openuv.io/auth/signin
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.openuv.io/console
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/openuv-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/openuv-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Support
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.openuv.io/blog
  - type: SDK
    url: https://github.com/aershov24/openuv-node
  - type: SDK
    url: https://github.com/bachya/pyopenuv
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/ag2-mcp-servers/openuv---global-real-time-uv-index-forecast-api
    name: OpenUV MCP Server (Community)
    description: Community MCP server generated by mcp.ag2.ai exposing the OpenUV API to Model Context Protocol clients. No official OpenUV-published MCP server or Claude Code skill discovered as of 2026-05-29.
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/openuv/
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/openuv/
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://homey.app/en-us/app/io.openuv/OpenUV/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/OpenUV
  - type: PublicAPIsListing
    url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/openuv-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/openuv-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/openuv-structure.json
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/openuv-finops.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Real-Time UV Index
        description: Current UV index for any latitude/longitude with ozone-adjusted and cloud-adjusted calculations.
      - name: UV Forecast
        description: Time-series UV index forecast (hourly) including sun position at each forecast step.
      - name: Sun Protection Window
        description: Recommended start/end times each day when UV index crosses configurable protection thresholds (default 3.5).
      - name: Safe Exposure Times
        description: Minutes of safe unprotected sun exposure for all six Fitzpatrick skin types (st1-st6).
      - name: Ozone Data
        description: Live total column ozone in Dobson units used in the UV calculation.
      - name: Altitude Adjustment
        description: Optional altitude parameter for elevation-corrected UV readings.
      - name: Sun Position
        description: Solar azimuth and altitude returned with each UV reading and at each forecast step.
      - name: API Usage Statistics
        description: Per-key request and cost statistics for today, yesterday, this month and last month.
      - name: Health Check
        description: Lightweight /status endpoint for uptime checks before making metered requests.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Weather Apps
        description: Add live UV index, daily UV max and skin-type-specific exposure recommendations to consumer weather apps.
      - name: Smart Home Automation
        description: Trigger blinds, awnings or wearable reminders when UV crosses a threshold (e.g. via Home Assistant or openHAB).
      - name: Outdoor Activity Planning
        description: Surface safe-exposure minutes and protection windows in hiking, running, cycling and sailing apps.
      - name: Sunscreen Reminders
        description: Notify users when to apply or reapply sunscreen based on the protection window endpoint.
      - name: Solar and Agriculture
        description: Combine UV, ozone and sun position with solar generation or crop UV-stress models.
      - name: Public Health Research
        description: Aggregate UV exposure data across populations and geographies for skin-cancer research.
      - name: Travel Advisories
        description: Show destination-specific UV risk to travelers before and during trips.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Home Assistant
        description: Official OpenUV integration providing UV index, max UV, ozone, protection window and safe-exposure sensors.
      - name: openHAB
        description: openHAB binding for OpenUV exposing UV channels in smart-home rule engines.
      - name: Homey
        description: Homey app integration for triggering UV-based flows.
      - name: ioBroker
        description: Community ioBroker adapters (ioBroker.openuv, ioBroker.uv-protect) for the ioBroker IoT platform.
      - name: RapidAPI
        description: OpenUV is also published on the RapidAPI marketplace.
      - name: Sulu
        description: OpenUV is listed on the Sulu API platform.
  - type: Solutions
    data:
      - name: Consumer Weather
        description: Drop-in UV layer for mobile and web weather products.
      - name: Smart Home
        description: Automation triggers for sun-aware homes and devices.
      - name: Health and Wellness
        description: Skin-type-aware sun safety nudges for wellness apps.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]