Fog in Nouakchott

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 Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (GQNO). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
GQNONouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport15 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 Nouakchott fogs in

Fog here concentrates in February and June — about 15 hours in a typical year at GQNO, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the GQNO station page.

Fog season

January: ~1 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~1 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~3 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~2 hDec
Fog season is February, June, November, December, peaking in February; fog is mostly a 10 AM–6 PM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.