Fog in Rankin Inlet, NU

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Forecast feed initializing for this station. August typically brings about 22 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Rankin Inlet Airport (CYRT). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
CYRTRankin Inlet Airport334 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 Rankin Inlet fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and March — about 334 hours in a typical year at CYRT, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the CYRT station page.

Fog season

January: ~48 hJanFebruary: ~40 hFebMarch: ~45 hMarApril: ~29 hAprMay: ~12 hMayJune: ~14 hJunJuly: ~17 hJulAugust: ~22 hAugSeptember: ~25 hSepOctober: ~14 hOctNovember: ~28 hNovDecember: ~38 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in January; fog here can hit at any hour of the day; 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.