Fog in Santiago

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 Cibao International Airport (MDST). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
MDSTCibao 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 Santiago fogs in

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

Fog season

January: ~3 hJanFebruary: ~1 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~5 hDec
Fog season is January, April, November, December, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 6 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 AM; 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.