Does it have to be hot to get a tan?

I was on the phone with my boyfriend earlier tonight talking about an outdoor event we%26#039;re going to on Friday. The forecast calls for clear and sunny skies. He said that he hopes it is hot enough outside to get a tan. I said, %26quot;I don%26#039;t think it matters how hot it is, the fact that it will be sunny is enough for you to get a tan.%26quot; He disagreed and said it also needs to be pretty warm, if not hot. So, which of us is right? I thought it was possible to get a sunburn in the winter, but I%26#039;m not really outside in the winter.





Thanks in advance! I couldn%26#039;t seem to get the keywords right to figure it out on Google!
Does it have to be hot to get a tan?
Good question, so I did some research.....








9 Sun Myths, Busted!


Sometimes it can be hard to tell what%26#039;s true and what%26#039;s not about the sun. Here are the most common sun myths and the real story behind them.


Myth 1. There is such a thing as a healthy tan.


Fact: No way, Jose. A tan means your skin is damaged. That%26#039;s not healthy. Enough said.


Myth 2. It%26#039;s a good idea to get a %26quot;base%26quot; tan before you go on vacation.


Fact: Since a tan isn%26#039;t good for your skin, getting a base tan isn%26#039;t good for it either.


Myth 3. Tanning beds aren%26#039;t bad for you.


Fact: Tanning beds are just as bad for you, if not worse, than the sun. Just like the sun, they increase your chance of getting skin cancer. Plus, they damage your skin and practically guarantee a wrinkly future.


Myth 4. Wearing a sunscreen or sunblock means you can stay out in the sun all day.


Fact: This one is tough. It seems that as long as you wear sunscreen or sunblock, it would be okay to stay in the sun all day. But that%26#039;s not the case. Wearing sunscreen or sunblock is just one of many ways to protect your skin and it%26#039;s not enough by itself. Hats, umbrellas, and long clothes should be used along with sunscreen or sunblock.


Myth 5. You can%26#039;t get burned on a cloudy day.


Fact: Not true, my friends. At least 80% of the sun%26#039;s rays reach us on cloudy days. That%26#039;s plenty to do damage.


Myth 6. Clothing is enough protection against the sun.


Fact: Clothing offers some sun protection, but not nearly as much as you might think. And a wet, light-colored T-shirt offers almost no protection.


Myth 7. If you have dark skin, you don%26#039;t need sunblock.


Fact: Everyone should wear sunblock or sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. True, darker skin has more natural protection than lighter skin, but it still needs lots of protection. Just like light-skinned people, dark-skinned people are at risk for skin cancer, wrinkles, and permanent skin damage.


Myth 8. If you%26#039;re in the car you don%26#039;t need sun protection.


Fact: Nope. The sun%26#039;s rays can go through car windows. That%26#039;s why everyday sun protection is a must.


Myth 9. You don%26#039;t need to worry about sun protection in the winter.


Fact: You should protect your skin from the sun all year round, especially if you live in an always-warm place like Florida. Sun protection is also very important on the ski slopes since the sun%26#039;s rays are stronger when you%26#039;re high up. back to top





Hope this helps %26amp; have fun! :)
Does it have to be hot to get a tan?
no, from what I understand you can get sun burned on a clowdy day.....
Reply:It actually doesn%26#039;t matter the temperature as long as you get enough sun exposure, that being said, although its cold out in the winter, because of the reflection of the sun on the snow, this will concentrate the reflective rays to your skin making them more intense, some people have gotten a pretty weird sun burn on their face while out in the winter weather, funny.





This is the same while being near water, the water will reflect the rays and you will get tanned and or burnt.





I pay attention to the small things and sometimes it worries me lol





Good Luck, and all the best! :]
Reply:That is really not true at all! here%26#039;s proof: My friends went on a ski trip in Colorado and being dumb none of them brought any type of sunblock and since the sun reflects off the snow, they got the worst sunburned faces ever. They came to school all red and peely. It was bad. I%26#039;ve also heard that when it%26#039;s cloudy outside that is one of the worst times to NOT wear any sun protection because you will get burned pretty bad. I am half mexican and have only burned once in my life and I went to the pool (on a cloudy day mind you* and it had just rained the day before and its was due to rain even more later on in that afternoon) and me being stupid didn%26#039;t really think much about it and I (and my friend also) ended up with sunbured shoulders which left me with a really bad tan line. My skin looks white where the bathing suit straps were covering it compared to the exposed part of my shoulder. It hasn%26#039;t faded either!!! But hopefully my explanations will convince him that he was SO wrong, and you were right all along! lol
Reply:No, as long as the sun is out, and it always is during the day, you can get a tan. It is possible to get a sunburn in the winter, though not likely because you%26#039;re so covered up. Anytime you%26#039;re subjected to UV rays, a tan can occur.
Reply:Not nessecarily, UV rays can come through clouds pretty much just the same. It only appears that they wouldn%26#039;t.
Reply:The sun is a giant ball of expolding hydrogen, which emits 3 separate and intrinsically linked types of emissions.


1) Visible light - this is the only part that makes the sun visible, and brightens our days. It has no effect on human skin, but can burn or damage parts of the human eye. I strongly recommend sunglasses. The sun does not emit enough visible light to make it feel hot, but visible light in the form of a laser can be harmful. Could cover distorts visible light by reflecting it%26#039;s path.





2) Ultraviolet light - this type of light is invisible to human eyes, but can be viewed with the correct technological equipment. It also has no effect on human skin, or on human eyes.





3) Ultraviolet Radiation - this emmission is not light at all, but literally a form of radiation. It still exists on the light scale, but is a closer cousin of electromagnetic radiation or nuclear radiation than it is to visible light, and should be thought of as just as dangerous. A person cannot feel radiation hitting their skin, and there is no immediate observable effect the way you can see visible light hits you because you become brighter. The effects take longer to present. Cloud cover has less of an effect on how much radiation reaches the Earth%26#039;s surface than it does on light, which means you can get sunburnt in the middle of a cloudly day. It is very difficult to get sunburnt at sunrise or sunset, or in the middle of winter, because the radiation has to travel through more of the Earth%26#039;s atmosphere to reach you, thus reducing it%26#039;s intensity. It is still possible though. The amount of actual heat you feel when in the sun is due to the cumulative effect of all three emmissions hitting you, your skin, objects around you and the air, all of which heat up and release the heat sequentially and simultaneously. However, because of the time delay of the effect of radiation, on a sunny day you can warm up quickly with almost no absorbtion of radiation, and on a cold day you could spend all day in the sun and still be cold yet get a nice tan or third degree burns. To read more about ultraviolet radiation only, visit [http://www.cancer.org.au/content.cfm?ran... and for information about what to look for on the news about how much radiation is getting through to your city, and what the warnings mean, visit [http://www.arpansa.gov.au/uvindex/daily/... Remember, %26quot;slip, slop, slap, slide, shade%26quot;, whenever you go outside.





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