SunSmart app
Use the SunSmart app to check daily sun protection times for your location each day.
Use the SunSmart app to check daily sun protection times for your location each day.
Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes wrinkles and skin and eye damage, ultimately leading to skin cancer.
UV cannot be seen or felt. It is not like the sun’s light which we see, or the sun’s warmth (infrared radiation) which we feel. Our senses cannot detect UV so it can be damaging without us knowing. There is a huge variation in UV levels across Australia. The UV level is affected by a number of factors including the time of day, time of year, cloud cover, altitude, proximity to the equator, scattering and reflection.
That’s why it’s so important to check the daily sun protection times for your location each day on the SunSmart app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The app lets you know when you do and don’t need sun protection, making it easier than ever to be smart about your sun exposure all year.
Following user feedback and evaluation, SunSmart has updated the app to make it easier than ever to be SunSmart right across Australia.
The new update includes:
The SunSmart app was developed by Cancer Council Victoria, with the support of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and the Bureau of Meteorology.
The app is free on the App Store and Google Play for smartphones and tablets.
The SunSmart UV Alert times are issued throughout the year by the Bureau of Meteorology when the UV Index is forecast to reach 3 and above.
SunSmart would like to acknowledge the Bureau of Meteorology for the provision of UV and weather forecast data.
To add the South Australian UV Alert widget to your website, copy the following code and paste it into your website.
<iframe id=”uvindexwidget” src=”http://www.sunsmart.com.au/uvalert/default.asp?locationid=115″ width=”300″ height=”300″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”padding:0; margin: 0px; overflow:hidden;” allowtransparency=”true”></iframe>
To add the Australian UV Alert widget to your website, copy the following code and paste it into your website.
<iframe id=”uvindexwidget” src=”http://www.sunsmart.com.au/uvalert/default.asp?version=australia&locationid=115″ width=”300″ height=”300″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”padding:0; margin: 0px; overflow:hidden;” allowtransparency=”true”></iframe>
The standard South Australian widget will default to Adelaide weather and UV data. If you are outside of Adelaide you can set the widget location to default to one of 22 locations that UV forecast data is available for.
Add the new default location onto the URL in the query string after .asp e.g. Ceduna would be: http://www.sunsmart.com.au/uvalert/widget-sizable.asp?Location=Ceduna
The only difference compared to the standard South Australian widget is the addition of ?Location=Ceduna
We acknowledge Cancer Council Victoria for the original production of this information.
By using the SunSmart UV Alert widget (‘Widget’) you agree to the following terms and conditions: Cancer Council Victoria (‘CCV’) owns the intellectual property in the Widget and the Widget must not be modified without CCV’s prior written consent. You may reproduce the Widget on other websites and intranets provided it is not for commercial purposes or reward, and provided a copy of this disclaimer is also reproduced. You acknowledge that using sun protection during the times stated on the widget does not guarantee that you will not get skin cancer, and that you may also need to use sun protection outside of the sun protection times stated on the Widget. CCV accepts no liability of any kind arising out of the use of, or otherwise associated with, the Widget.
Did you know… the sun can see through your skin to the cells beneath the surface and do damage to your skin’s DNA?
Learn moreThis webpage was last reviewed and updated in January 2020.