UV index in Bunbury today
Two hours south of Perth, Bunbury puts an ocean beach, a sheltered bay and a dolphin-visited inlet inside one small city, under southwest WA's famously clear skies. Those cloudless days mean UV close to Perth's: extreme summer middays and a long protection season.
Reading updates roughly every 30 minutes · data by Open-Meteo · reference monitoring by ARPANSA
When Bunbury needs sun protection
Sun protection is typically needed from September through April in Bunbury, with cloudless summer days regularly reaching very high to extreme UV.
The threshold, per SunSmart and ARPANSA: whenever UV reaches 3 or above, Slip on covering clothing, Slop on SPF 50+ sunscreen, Slap on a hat, Seek shade and Slide on sunglasses. Read the full sun safety guide.
Where the UV adds up in Bunbury
Long, happy hours outdoors are where exposure quietly accumulates. Local favourites where the five S’s earn their keep:
- Back Beach and the surf lifesaving club
- Koombana Bay and the Dolphin Discovery Centre
- The Mangrove Cove boardwalks
- Big Swamp parkland trails
The UV scale at a glance
- 0–2Low
- 3–5Moderate
- 6–7High
- 8–10Very high
- 11+Extreme
Local support in Western Australia
Cancer Council WA: West Australian sun-safety campaigns and SunSmart schools.