Fog in New Delhi

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 Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIDP). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring stations

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
VIDPIndira Gandhi International Airport459 h/yrclimatology
VIDDSafdarjung Airport306 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 New Delhi fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 459 hours in a typical year at VIDP, usually lasting ~5 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the VIDP station page.

Fog season

January: ~200 hJanFebruary: ~55 hFebMarch: ~6 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~66 hNovDecember: ~134 hDec
Fog season runs November through February, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 2 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 AM; a typical event lasts about 5 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

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