SunSmart App

UV radiation is dangerous because it’s not like the sun’s light which we see, or the sun’s heat which we feel, so it can be damaging our skin without us knowing.

Our free SunSmart Global UV app puts sun protection advice at your fingertips.

The SunSmart Global UV app provides reliable at-a-glance real-time and forecast UV levels for locations across Australia and the world from reputable and trusted agencies and translates this data into clear, evidence-based health advice from Cancer Council Victoria to recommend sun protection for your location.

_{If you’ve downloaded the previous version of the SunSmart app, delete it from your phone and download our new SunSmart Global UV app for your daily UV and sun protection information. The current SunSmart app will be removed from the app store in July 2023.}

Features

• UV and sun protection alerts each day.
• Option to create unique alerts that suit your schedule and location.
• Access worldwide UV levels which can be tailored to your specific location, providing clear guidance on when sun protection is and is not required.
• Seven-day forecast of sun protection times and weather information.
• Available in eight languages including English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, German, Italian and Russian.
• Live UV levels across Australia and the world.

How does it work?

• Download the app and select your location in Australia.
• Set up a sun protection alert and receive daily reminders of the times of day sun protection is required.
• Select to receive the alert at the time of your choice or at the exact time the UV is forecast to reach a level that can damage your skin and eyes.

Skin cancer in Australia – The facts

• Overexposure to UV is the main cause of skin cancer. The skin can be damaged in as little as 15 minutes on a fine January day.
• You need to check the sun protection times – even when it's overcast – as UV levels can be just as intense on a cool or cloudy day, as on a scorching hot one.
• Select to receive the alert at the time of your choice or at the exact time the UV is forecast to reach a level that can damage your skin and eyes.
• Skin cancer is Australia's most prevalent cancer, but it is also one of the most preventable.
• More than 750,000 basal and squamous cell carcinomas are treated and 11,405 new melanomas are diagnosed in Australia each year.
• Around 2000 people die from melanoma and basal and squamous cell carcinomas in Australia each year.