Fog in Santa Barbara, CA

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KSBASanta Barbara Municipal Airport68 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 Santa Barbara fogs in

Fog here concentrates in November and December — about 68 hours in a typical year at KSBA, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KSBA station page.

Fog season

January: ~3 hJanFebruary: ~6 hFebMarch: ~6 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~1 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~4 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~6 hSepOctober: ~11 hOctNovember: ~12 hNovDecember: ~11 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, April, July, September, October, November, December, peaking in November; fog is mostly a 4 AM–8 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.