Can you still get skin cancer in winter?

In Australia, UV levels can remain high throughout the year . If you go outside – no matter what the season – any uncovered areas of your body are exposed to UV rays, and sun exposure is the primary cause of skin cancer.
Even on cool or cloudy days, your skin is susceptible to harm from the sun’s UV rays which causes irreversible cell damage, leading to early signs of skin ageing like wrinkles and sagging skin, and heightening your risk of developing skin cancer.

Getting sunburnt just once every two years triples your chances of getting the potentially deadly disease – and yes, you can get sunburnt in winter, too.