Fog in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (FAPE). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
FAPEChief Dawid Stuurman International Airport28 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 Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) fogs in

Fog here concentrates in May and April — about 28 hours in a typical year at FAPE, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the FAPE station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~2 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~5 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~1 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, April, May, September, October, peaking in May; fog is mostly a 3 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.