IP Rating for Lights

The IP rating is an international standard that tells you how resistant a device is to solids and liquids. As applied to lights, the first digit defines protection from dust, and the second digit defines protection from water.

• IP00 - no protection from objects, no protection from rain
• IP01 - no protection from objects, protection from vertical light rain
• IP02 - no protection from objects, protection from light rain
• IP03 - no protection from objects, protection from rain and spraying
• IP04 - no protection from objects, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP05 - no protection from objects, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP06 - no protection from objects, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP07 - no protection from objects, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP08 - no protection from objects, protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP10 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, no protection from rain
• IP11 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from vertical light rain
• IP12 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from light rain
• IP13 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from rain and spraying
• IP14 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP15 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP16 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP17 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP18 - protection from objects > 50mm in size, protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP20 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, no protection from rain
• IP21 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from vertical light rainr
• IP22 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from light rain
• IP23 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from rain and spraying
• IP24 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP25 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP26 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP27 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP28 - protection from objects > 12.5mm in size, protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP30 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, no protection from rain
• IP31 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from vertical light rain
• IP32 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from light rain
• IP33 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from rain and spraying
• IP34 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP35 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP36 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP37 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP38 - protection from objects > 2.5mm in size, protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP40 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), no protection from rain
• IP41 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from vertical light rain
• IP42 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from light rain
• IP43 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from rain and spraying
• IP44 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP45 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP46 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP47 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP48 - protection from objects > 1mm in size (eg wire), protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP50 - significant protection from dust, no protection from rain
• IP51 - significant protection from dust, protection from vertical light rain
• IP52 - significant protection from dust, protection from light rain
• IP53 - significant protection from dust, protection from rain and spraying
• IP54 - significant protection from dust, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP55 - significant protection from dust, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP56 - significant protection from dust, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP57 - significant protection from dust, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP58 - significant protection from dust, protection from accidental deep submersion in water
• IP60 - air-tight, no protection from rain
• IP61 - air-tight, protection from vertical light rain
• IP62 - air-tight, protection from light rain
• IP63 - air-tight, protection from rain and spraying
• IP64 - air-tight, protection from rain, spraying and splashing
• IP65 - air-tight, protection from rain, spraying, splashing and nozzle pressure
• IP66 - air-tight, protection from all rain and sea conditions
• IP67 - air-tight, protection from accidental submersion in water
• IP68 - air-tight, protection from accidental deep submersion in water

This video provides a light-hearted explanation of IP rating