Fog in Bar Harbor, ME
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog unlikely through Monday (peak 6%). August typically brings about 25 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly
Measured at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (KBHB). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| KBHB | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport | 183 h/yr | live forecast |
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 Bar Harbor fogs in
Fog here concentrates in July and June — about 183 hours in a typical year at KBHB, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KBHB station page.
Fog season
Fog season is February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, December, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 1 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average
Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.