Fog in Panama City Beach, FL

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 Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (KECP). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International Airport105 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 Panama City Beach fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and February — about 105 hours in a typical year at KECP, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KECP station page.

Fog season

January: ~11 hJanFebruary: ~16 hFebMarch: ~15 hMarApril: ~11 hAprMay: ~8 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~13 hNovDecember: ~23 hDec
Fog season runs November through May, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 1 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.