Fog in El Calafate

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 5 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport (SAWC). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
SAWCEl Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport68 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 El Calafate fogs in

Fog here concentrates in June and May — about 68 hours in a typical year at SAWC, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the SAWC station page.

Fog season

January: ~0 hJanFebruary: ~0 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~17 hMayJune: ~30 hJunJuly: ~16 hJulAugust: ~5 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs May through July, peaking in June; fog is mostly a 5 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 6 PM; 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.