Fog in Canberra, ACT

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 17 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Canberra Airport (YSCB). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
YSCBCanberra Airport115 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 Canberra fogs in

Fog here concentrates in June and May — about 115 hours in a typical year at YSCB, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the YSCB station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~2 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~10 hAprMay: ~23 hMayJune: ~28 hJunJuly: ~18 hJulAugust: ~17 hAugSeptember: ~5 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~1 hDec
Fog season runs April through August, peaking in June; fog is mostly a 3 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.