Fog in Shanghai (Pudong)

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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD). This station has climatology and live observations only.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
ZSPDShanghai Pudong International Airport38 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 Shanghai (Pudong) fogs in

Fog here concentrates in March and April — about 38 hours in a typical year at ZSPD, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the ZSPD station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~9 hMarApril: ~7 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~3 hNovDecember: ~4 hDec
Fog season runs November through May, peaking in March; fog is mostly a 1 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.