Fog in Cairo

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August (10-year average).

Measured at Cairo International Airport (HECA). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
HECACairo International Airport12 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 Cairo fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 12 hours in a typical year at HECA, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the HECA station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~2 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~2 hDec
Fog season is January, February, April, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 5 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 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.