It's November, and the days are slowly cooling. Here's how much sunscreen you still need

Last updated: November 06, 2026 | 13:27

Sun protection should follow your actual exposure, how long you're outside, where you sit and what your skin is prone to, rather than the thermometer.

So, we spent all summer hiding from the sun, and all winter walking straight into it.

Come November, life gradually moves outdoors. Beach walks at noon, weekend desert camps, long brunches on open terraces, school runs with the windows down: hours under open sky that nobody would have risked in August. Yet the sunscreen that felt non-negotiable in July has slipped to the back of the cabinet.

The reasoning feels sensible enough: the heat has eased, the sun feels gentler, so the risk must have dropped too. Dr. Dina Magdy Noor, Specialist Dermatologist at RAK Hospital, says, "Winter does not switch off ultraviolet radiation," she says.

That doesn't mean everyone needs a beach-holiday routine in December.…