ESNU — Umeå Airport

fog forecast & climatology · Umeå city page · full 10-year analysis →
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. September typically brings about 32 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
219 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
September and October
Typical fog event
~2 h once it forms (middle half 1–3 h, n=909)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Umeå Airport spends 219 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in September and October. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~19 hFebMarch: ~22 hMarApril: ~13 hAprMay: ~11 hMayJune: ~12 hJunJuly: ~15 hJulAugust: ~21 hAugSeptember: ~32 hSepOctober: ~27 hOctNovember: ~18 hNovDecember: ~15 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 11 PM–5 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 8 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

For flight operations

EFVS crews: the CHASE board ranks airports by live fog status, approach lighting, go-around height and flight time from your base. Forecast probabilities publish here per-airport once the calibrated model beats climatology on live verification — receipts on the scorecard. Methodology.

Sources: NOAA/NWS National Blend of Models guidance · METAR observations 2016–2026 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · FAA NASR. Machine access: data.json · llms.txt. Not for operational use.