When people say "early" they can mean very different things, it's not really useful for gauging your actual risk. Check a yearly UV index for your area. There

When people say "early" they can mean very different things, it's not really useful for gauging your actual risk. Check a yearly UV index for your area. There are times of day that are completely safe for your skin type; but typically those times are quite early / late, like before 8am and after 4pm. UV tends to rise quite sharply in the morning, so while it might be a 2 or 3 at 8am it could be 5 or 6 at 9am (enough to burn your skin type).