Fog in Tarakan
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 Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (WAQQ). This station has climatology and live observations only.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAQQ | Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB | 11 h/yr | climatology |
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 Tarakan fogs in
Fog here concentrates in November and June — about 11 hours in a typical year at WAQQ, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the WAQQ station page.
Fog season
Fog season is June, November, December, peaking in November; fog is mostly a 1 AM–3 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 4 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.