Fog in Belize City
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Forecast feed initializing for this station. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here (10-year average).
Measured at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (MZBZ). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| MZBZ | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | 30 h/yr | verifying |
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 Belize City fogs in
Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 30 hours in a typical year at MZBZ, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the MZBZ station page.
Fog season
Fog season runs October through February, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 5 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.