Fog in Höfn

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 4 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Hornafjörður Airport (BIHN). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
BIHNHornafjörður Airport34 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 Höfn fogs in

Fog here concentrates in August and April — about 34 hours in a typical year at BIHN, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the BIHN station page.

Fog season

January: ~1 hJanFebruary: ~2 hFebMarch: ~1 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~4 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~1 hDec
Fog season is February, April, May, July, August, November, peaking in August; fog is mostly a 7 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 2 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.