RJFT — Kumamoto Airport

fog forecast & climatology · Kumamoto city page · full 10-year analysis →
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. September typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
99 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
June and April
Typical fog event
~1 h once it forms (middle half 1–2 h, n=399)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Kumamoto Airport spends 99 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in June and April. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~3 hJanFebruary: ~16 hFebMarch: ~16 hMarApril: ~25 hAprMay: ~20 hMayJune: ~30 hJunJuly: ~13 hJulAugust: ~4 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~6 hNovDecember: ~13 hDec
Fog season is February, March, April, May, June, July, December, peaking in June; fog is mostly a 10 PM–6 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 AM; a typical event lasts about 1 hour 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.