Fog in Queenstown

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 Queenstown Airport (NZQN). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
NZQNQueenstown Airport32 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 Queenstown fogs in

Fog here concentrates in June and May — about 32 hours in a typical year at NZQN, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the NZQN station page.

Fog season

January: ~0 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~5 hMayJune: ~12 hJunJuly: ~5 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season is February, May, June, July, peaking in June; fog is mostly a 11 PM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.