Fog in Istanbul(Bakırköy)

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August (10-year average).

Measured at İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
LTBAİstanbul Atatürk Airport17 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 Istanbul(Bakırköy) fogs in

Fog here concentrates in February and January — about 17 hours in a typical year at LTBA, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the LTBA station page.

Fog season

January: ~5 hJanFebruary: ~5 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, November, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 2 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.