Fog in Cherbourg

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 Cherbourg Manche airport (LFRC). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
LFRCCherbourg Manche airport132 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 Cherbourg fogs in

Fog here concentrates in March and December — about 132 hours in a typical year at LFRC, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the LFRC station page.

Fog season

January: ~9 hJanFebruary: ~9 hFebMarch: ~18 hMarApril: ~9 hAprMay: ~11 hMayJune: ~15 hJunJuly: ~5 hJulAugust: ~9 hAugSeptember: ~7 hSepOctober: ~12 hOctNovember: ~10 hNovDecember: ~17 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in March; fog is mostly a 2 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; 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.