Fog in Sumter, SC

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 4 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KSSCShaw Air Force Base45 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 Sumter fogs in

Fog here concentrates in February and December — about 45 hours in a typical year at KSSC, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KSSC station page.

Fog season

January: ~5 hJanFebruary: ~8 hFebMarch: ~5 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~4 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~4 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season runs August through May, peaking in February; fog is mostly a 6 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.