Fog in Niagara Falls, NY

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Niagara Falls International Airport (KIAG). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KIAGNiagara Falls International Airport44 h/yrverifying

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 Niagara Falls fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and March — about 44 hours in a typical year at KIAG, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KIAG station page.

Fog season

January: ~8 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~6 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~3 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~3 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~5 hNovDecember: ~4 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, May, June, July, September, October, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 2 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 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.