Fog in Copiapo

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 8 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Desierto de Atacama Airport (SCAT). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
SCATDesierto de Atacama Airport89 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 Copiapo fogs in

Fog here concentrates in June and July — about 89 hours in a typical year at SCAT, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the SCAT station page.

Fog season

January: ~0 hJanFebruary: ~0 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~13 hMayJune: ~22 hJunJuly: ~17 hJulAugust: ~8 hAugSeptember: ~9 hSepOctober: ~5 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs May through September, peaking in June; fog is mostly a 3 AM–9 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.