UV Index values via FTP

Forecasts for sun safety | UV Index forecasts for towns & cities | UV Index

The UV Index graphs and values for cities and towns around Australia are freely available on the Bureau's FTP site.

• How to access the FTP files
• Conditions of use

UV Index Graphs: IDYGP005

The graphs files are identified by an identifying code. See UV index values below to identify locations. These graphs are produced once a day at approximately 6:35am local time.

UV Index Values: IDYGP007

• UV Index Data in fixed width text format designed to be easily read by computer processes. This file is produced at approximately 5:35pm local time each day.  The file may be updated whenever there is a change in its contents.  

The product exists as a ".txt" file whose contents is a series of rows, each row contains forecast information for one particular location. A description of the data in the UV Index file follows:

Example:

0001 014015 94120 Darwin 07 07 2006 UV Alert from 9.50 to 15.50 Max: 9  

Fixed width field	Description
0001	Row number
01401	Bureau of Meteorology Station Number
94120	World Meteorological Organisation Station Number
Darwin	Location
07 07 2006	Date: dd mm yyyy
UV Alert from 9.50 to 15.50	Time period during the day (local time: hh.mm) when the UV alert is current, ie UV Index forecast equal or above 3
Max: 9	Maximum UV Index for the day