Fog in Santa Maria

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. August typically brings about 16 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Measured at Santa Maria Airport (SBSM). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
SBSMSanta Maria Airport157 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 Santa Maria fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and June — about 157 hours in a typical year at SBSM, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the SBSM station page.

Fog season

January: ~2 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~14 hAprMay: ~26 hMayJune: ~26 hJunJuly: ~35 hJulAugust: ~16 hAugSeptember: ~10 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs April through September, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 6 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 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.