Fog in Punta Arenas

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 President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (SCCI). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
SCCIPresident Carlos Ibáñez International Airport16 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 Punta Arenas fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and June — about 16 hours in a typical year at SCCI, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the SCCI station page.

Fog season

January: ~0 hJanFebruary: ~0 hFebMarch: ~2 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~3 hJunJuly: ~3 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs March through July, peaking in May; fog is mostly a 9 AM–11 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; 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.