Fog in Ballina, NSW

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 9 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (YBNA). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
YBNABallina Byron Gateway Airport61 h/yrclimatology

Fog is measured where instruments live — airports. Hours/yr = time below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), the aviation definition of seriously dense fog.

When Ballina fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and May — about 61 hours in a typical year at YBNA, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the YBNA station page.

Fog season

January: ~1 hJanFebruary: ~1 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~12 hMayJune: ~9 hJunJuly: ~13 hJulAugust: ~9 hAugSeptember: ~6 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~2 hDec
Fog season runs May through September, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 3 AM–6 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 8 AM; a typical event lasts about 1 hour once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.