Fog in Nuku'alofa

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Forecast feed initializing for this station. August typically brings about 3 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Fua'amotu International Airport (NFTF). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
NFTFFua'amotu International Airport17 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 Nuku'alofa fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and May — about 17 hours in a typical year at NFTF, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the NFTF station page.

Fog season

January: ~1 hJanFebruary: ~0 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~4 hJulAugust: ~3 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs May through August, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 5 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 8 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.