SeasonMap

Fog season, month by month around the world

The weeks the view disappears — low cloud, marine layer, garúa.

68 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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When it is on

Number of destinations with fog season on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Fog season in January

  1. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.94climate
  2. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMorning fog season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning.93climate
  3. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandSea of mist at Phu Chi Fa · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud fills the valley below the ridge overnight and burns off by nine, so the walk up is done in the dark.89climate
  4. 🇮🇳 Varanasi, IndiaWinter fog · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)Dense plains fog settles over the river for weeks and takes the flights and the trains with it, with delays measured in hours rather than minutes.86climate
  5. 🇹🇭 Pai, ThailandSea of mist over the valley · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud settles in the basin overnight and the viewpoints above town look down on it until about nine.85climate
  6. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalTerai winter fog · 15 Dec – 5 Feb (usually)The plain sits under fog for days at a stretch in midwinter, and it does not lift until late morning.81climate
  7. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamFog and drizzle on the bay · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)Low cloud sits on the karst most mornings and the port authority holds boats in harbour when visibility drops.78climate
  8. 🇮🇳 Amritsar, IndiaDense winter fog · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)Fog settles over the plains overnight and often holds past mid-morning.72climate
  9. 🇮🇳 Rishikesh, IndiaWinter fog on the road up · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)The plains between Delhi and Haridwar go under dense fog for days at a stretch in the cold weeks, and the overnight trains and buses run hours late.71climate
  10. 🇨🇳 Chongqing, ChinaFog season · 15 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time.67climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Sacramento, United StatesTule fog season · 1 Dec – 20 Feb (usually)Ground fog forms in the valley after the first rains and can sit for days without lifting, closing visibility on the causeway and delaying flights.66climate
  12. 🇹🇭 Khao Sok, ThailandMorning mist on Cheow Lan · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cold air off the water leaves the karst standing in cloud until the sun clears it, usually before nine.63climate
  13. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.63climate
  14. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.62climate
  15. 🇮🇹 Bologna, ItalyPo valley fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The nebbia settles on the plain for days at a time and takes the hills, the airport slots and the view from the Asinelli tower with it.61climate
  16. 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyWinter fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The lagoon fogs in for days at a time, which delays the airport and the lagoon boats and empties the city in a way nothing else does.59climate
  17. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceCloud on the pillars · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for.57climate
  18. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.55climate
  19. 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, SloveniaBasin fog and inversion · 20 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The city sits in a basin that traps cold air: fog can sit for days from late autumn, and it takes the air quality with it.49climate
  20. 🇨🇭 Zürich, SwitzerlandPlateau fog and inversion · 25 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The lowland sits under a lid of grey for days at a time in late autumn and early winter.48climate
  21. 🇨🇦 Kelowna, CanadaValley inversion fog · 15 Nov – 31 Jan (usually)Cold air pools on the lake and the whole floor of the valley greys over for days, which delays flights into the small airport more than any other weather here.42climate
  22. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.36climate

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Fog season in February

  1. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalTerai winter fog · 15 Dec – 5 Feb (usually)The plain sits under fog for days at a stretch in midwinter, and it does not lift until late morning.94climate
  2. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.93climate
  3. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMorning fog season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning.91climate
  4. 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, ChinaHuinantian, the damp weeks · 1 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air over cold surfaces: walls sweat, floors are slick, laundry never dries and the towers vanish into fog.87climate
  5. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong KongSea fog season · 15 Feb – 30 Apr (usually)Warm air over a cold sea leaves the Peak and the hill trails inside cloud for days at a time, and the harbour view you came for is grey.86climate
  6. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamFog and drizzle on the bay · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)Low cloud sits on the karst most mornings and the port authority holds boats in harbour when visibility drops.84climate
  7. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandSea of mist at Phu Chi Fa · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud fills the valley below the ridge overnight and burns off by nine, so the walk up is done in the dark.84climate
  8. 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, ChinaHui Nan Tian, the damp return · 15 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air meeting surfaces still cold from winter puts a film of water on floors, walls and mirrors for days at a time.82climate
  9. 🇻🇳 Hanoi, VietnamMưa phùn drizzle season · 1 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)Weeks of cool grey damp that never quite becomes rain.81climate
  10. 🇹🇭 Pai, ThailandSea of mist over the valley · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud settles in the basin overnight and the viewpoints above town look down on it until about nine.81climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Sacramento, United StatesTule fog season · 1 Dec – 20 Feb (usually)Ground fog forms in the valley after the first rains and can sit for days without lifting, closing visibility on the causeway and delaying flights.76climate
  12. 🇨🇳 Chongqing, ChinaFog season · 15 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time.73climate
  13. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.68climate
  14. 🇮🇹 Bologna, ItalyPo valley fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The nebbia settles on the plain for days at a time and takes the hills, the airport slots and the view from the Asinelli tower with it.66climate
  15. 🇹🇭 Khao Sok, ThailandMorning mist on Cheow Lan · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cold air off the water leaves the karst standing in cloud until the sun clears it, usually before nine.65climate
  16. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.65climate
  17. 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyWinter fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The lagoon fogs in for days at a time, which delays the airport and the lagoon boats and empties the city in a way nothing else does.64climate
  18. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceCloud on the pillars · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for.64climate
  19. 🇨🇭 Zürich, SwitzerlandPlateau fog and inversion · 25 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The lowland sits under a lid of grey for days at a time in late autumn and early winter.62climate
  20. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.62climate
  21. 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, SloveniaBasin fog and inversion · 20 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The city sits in a basin that traps cold air: fog can sit for days from late autumn, and it takes the air quality with it.59climate
  22. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.40climate

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Fog season in March

  1. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.92climate
  2. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMorning fog season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning.82climate
  3. 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, ChinaHuinantian, the damp weeks · 1 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air over cold surfaces: walls sweat, floors are slick, laundry never dries and the towers vanish into fog.81climate
  4. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong KongSea fog season · 15 Feb – 30 Apr (usually)Warm air over a cold sea leaves the Peak and the hill trails inside cloud for days at a time, and the harbour view you came for is grey.80climate
  5. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamFog and drizzle on the bay · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)Low cloud sits on the karst most mornings and the port authority holds boats in harbour when visibility drops.80climate
  6. 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, ChinaHui Nan Tian, the damp return · 15 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air meeting surfaces still cold from winter puts a film of water on floors, walls and mirrors for days at a time.76climate
  7. 🇻🇳 Hanoi, VietnamMưa phùn drizzle season · 1 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)Weeks of cool grey damp that never quite becomes rain.73climate
  8. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceCloud on the pillars · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for.71climate
  9. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.69climate
  10. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.64climate
  11. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.60climate
  12. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.48climate

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Fog season in April

  1. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.93climate
  2. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.93climate
  3. 🇨🇳 Qingdao, ChinaSea fog season · 15 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)Qingdao gets around fifty foggy days a year and most of them land in late spring, when warm air runs over a cold Yellow Sea.85climate
  4. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.78climate
  5. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomHaar season · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)An easterly off the North Sea rolls cold grey over the city while ten miles inland it stays clear.76climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Channel Islands National Park, United StatesFog and spring wind · 1 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)Dense fog is normal in late spring and early summer, and the wind builds through the afternoon on the outer islands.73climate
  7. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong KongSea fog season · 15 Feb – 30 Apr (usually)Warm air over a cold sea leaves the Peak and the hill trails inside cloud for days at a time, and the harbour view you came for is grey.71climate
  8. 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, ChinaHuinantian, the damp weeks · 1 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air over cold surfaces: walls sweat, floors are slick, laundry never dries and the towers vanish into fog.71climate
  9. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamFog and drizzle on the bay · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)Low cloud sits on the karst most mornings and the port authority holds boats in harbour when visibility drops.71climate
  10. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.65climate
  11. 🇻🇳 Hanoi, VietnamMưa phùn drizzle season · 1 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)Weeks of cool grey damp that never quite becomes rain.64climate
  12. 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, ChinaHui Nan Tian, the damp return · 15 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)Warm sea air meeting surfaces still cold from winter puts a film of water on floors, walls and mirrors for days at a time.63climate
  13. 🇨🇳 Zhangjiajie, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Apr – 30 Jun (usually)The floating-mountain picture needs rain the night before and a clear dawn after it, which is why spring delivers it more often than autumn.63climate
  14. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.56climate
  15. 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, TanzaniaCloud on the crater rim · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)The rim sits inside cloud for days at a time and the lodges look out at grey while the floor below is often clear.54climate
  16. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.51climate

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Fog season in May

  1. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 30 JunThe marine layer sits over the coast until early afternoon most days while the valleys are already hot.98climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 10 Jul (usually)A marine layer sits over the coast most mornings in early summer and burns off around midday, or does not.95climate
  3. 🇺🇸 San Diego, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 30 JunThe marine layer sits over the coast most mornings in late spring and often does not burn off at all.94climate
  4. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.93climate
  5. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.93climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Laguna Beach, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 10 May – 10 Jul (usually)The marine layer sits on the coast most mornings from mid-May and some days never lifts, while ten miles inland it is clear.93climate
  7. 🇨🇳 Qingdao, ChinaSea fog season · 15 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)Qingdao gets around fifty foggy days a year and most of them land in late spring, when warm air runs over a cold Yellow Sea.92climate
  8. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.92climate
  9. 🇵🇹 Sintra, PortugalMist on the serra · 15 May – 30 Sep (usually)The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun.90climate
  10. 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California, United StatesSummer fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer comes in overnight and usually clears by late morning, which is why the beach fills after noon rather than at breakfast.88climate
  11. 🇨🇱 La Serena, ChileCamanchaca on the coast · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The coastal fog sits over La Serena and Coquimbo for the cool half of the year, most of it burning off by late morning.86climate
  12. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesJunuary · 25 May – 4 Jul (usually)The local name for the grey, cool weeks that sit on the city between late May and the Fourth of July, when the marine layer refuses to lift and everyone insists summer starts later here.85climate
  13. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomHaar season · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)An easterly off the North Sea rolls cold grey over the city while ten miles inland it stays clear.83climate
  14. 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, United StatesLake cool and fog · 1 May – 30 Jun (usually)Late spring is when the cold lake sits against a warm land breeze and pushes fog and a hard temperature drop over the first mile inland.82climate
  15. 🇺🇸 Nantucket, United StatesFog season · 1 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over a cold sea puts the island inside cloud for days at a stretch in early summer, and the small planes to Boston and Hyannis are the first thing it stops.79climate
  16. 🇦🇺 Canberra, AustraliaFrost and morning fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)Winter mornings start under fog off the lake and clear by mid-morning.76climate
  17. 🇺🇸 Channel Islands National Park, United StatesFog and spring wind · 1 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)Dense fog is normal in late spring and early summer, and the wind builds through the afternoon on the outer islands.75climate
  18. 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, TanzaniaCloud on the crater rim · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)The rim sits inside cloud for days at a time and the lodges look out at grey while the floor below is often clear.73climate
  19. 🇦🇺 Katoomba, AustraliaCloud in the valley · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Cold air pools in the Jamison Valley and the Three Sisters disappear for hours at a time, sometimes for a whole day.71climate
  20. 🇨🇦 St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaFog season · 15 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current makes this one of the foggiest places anywhere, worst in late spring and early summer.71climate
  21. Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and MiquelonGrand Banks fog · 15 May – 15 Aug (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current puts the archipelago inside a cloud for days on end in early summer, and the flights from Saint John's and Halifax cancel with it.68climate
  22. 🇺🇸 Acadia National Park, United StatesSea fog · 20 May – 20 Aug (usually)Warm air over a cold Gulf of Maine puts fog on the coast for a good share of early-summer mornings.64climate
  23. 🇱🇰 Ella, Sri LankaCloud in the Ella Gap · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)The south-west wind drives cloud up through the gap for months and the view down to the coastal plain is simply not there on most afternoons.62climate
  24. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.59climate
  25. 🇨🇳 Zhangjiajie, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Apr – 30 Jun (usually)The floating-mountain picture needs rain the night before and a clear dawn after it, which is why spring delivers it more often than autumn.57climate

…and 1 more in May.

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Fog season in June

  1. 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 10 Jul (usually)A marine layer sits over the coast most mornings in early summer and burns off around midday, or does not.98climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 AugThe marine layer sits on the coast through the summer, so the famous views are grey until midday and the redwood canyons are cold.96climate
  3. 🇺🇸 San Diego, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 30 JunThe marine layer sits over the coast most mornings in late spring and often does not burn off at all.95climate
  4. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.94climate
  5. 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California, United StatesSummer fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer comes in overnight and usually clears by late morning, which is why the beach fills after noon rather than at breakfast.94climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Laguna Beach, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 10 May – 10 Jul (usually)The marine layer sits on the coast most mornings from mid-May and some days never lifts, while ten miles inland it is clear.94climate
  7. 🇵🇹 Sintra, PortugalMist on the serra · 15 May – 30 Sep (usually)The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun.93climate
  8. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.93climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 30 JunThe marine layer sits over the coast until early afternoon most days while the valleys are already hot.92climate
  10. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesFog season · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer sits over the western half of the city for weeks at a time while the inland valleys bake.92climate
  11. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.92climate
  12. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesJunuary · 25 May – 4 Jul (usually)The local name for the grey, cool weeks that sit on the city between late May and the Fourth of July, when the marine layer refuses to lift and everyone insists summer starts later here.92climate
  13. 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruGrey coastal months · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cold current holds low cloud over this coast through the southern winter, so mornings at Chan Chan and the huacas are flat and grey and the sun often only turns up after lunch.92climate
  14. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTrade-wind cloud in the north · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The panza de burro sits on the northern slopes most afternoons in summer while the south stays clear, which is why the two halves of the island read differently.91climate
  15. 🇺🇸 Monterey, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The upwelling that makes the bay so rich also makes the summer grey: fog most mornings and some full days, while Carmel Valley twenty minutes inland is clear.91climate
  16. 🇺🇸 Nantucket, United StatesFog season · 1 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over a cold sea puts the island inside cloud for days at a stretch in early summer, and the small planes to Boston and Hyannis are the first thing it stops.89climate
  17. 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, United StatesLake cool and fog · 1 May – 30 Jun (usually)Late spring is when the cold lake sits against a warm land breeze and pushes fog and a hard temperature drop over the first mile inland.88climate
  18. Dakhla, Western SaharaCold-current fog · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)The cold Atlantic water off this coast keeps mornings grey and damp well into summer, so the desert here rarely feels like desert until the fog burns back around midday.88climate
  19. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomHaar season · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)An easterly off the North Sea rolls cold grey over the city while ten miles inland it stays clear.86climate
  20. 🇷🇺 Vladivostok, RussiaSummer sea fog · 1 Jun – 25 Jul (usually)Warm monsoon air over a cold sea puts the city inside a cloud for days at a time in early summer — the bridges disappear, the islands are guesswork, and it burns off late in the afternoon if at all.85climate
  21. 🇨🇱 La Serena, ChileCamanchaca on the coast · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The coastal fog sits over La Serena and Coquimbo for the cool half of the year, most of it burning off by late morning.83climate
  22. 🇸🇦 Abha, Saudi ArabiaCloud on the escarpment · 15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Cloud piles against the Asir escarpment through the summer and spills over the rim most afternoons, so the view from the cable car is often a wall of white.82climate
  23. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.80climate
  24. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.80climate
  25. 🇨🇦 St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaFog season · 15 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current makes this one of the foggiest places anywhere, worst in late spring and early summer.80climate

…and 14 more in June.

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Fog season in July

  1. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesJunuary · 25 May – 4 Jul (usually)The local name for the grey, cool weeks that sit on the city between late May and the Fourth of July, when the marine layer refuses to lift and everyone insists summer starts later here.97climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California, United StatesSummer fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer comes in overnight and usually clears by late morning, which is why the beach fills after noon rather than at breakfast.97climate
  3. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.95climate
  4. 🇵🇹 Sintra, PortugalMist on the serra · 15 May – 30 Sep (usually)The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun.94climate
  5. 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 1 May – 10 Jul (usually)A marine layer sits over the coast most mornings in early summer and burns off around midday, or does not.94climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 AugThe marine layer sits on the coast through the summer, so the famous views are grey until midday and the redwood canyons are cold.94climate
  7. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesFog season · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer sits over the western half of the city for weeks at a time while the inland valleys bake.93climate
  8. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.93climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Monterey, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The upwelling that makes the bay so rich also makes the summer grey: fog most mornings and some full days, while Carmel Valley twenty minutes inland is clear.93climate
  10. 🇺🇸 Laguna Beach, United StatesMay gray and June gloom · 10 May – 10 Jul (usually)The marine layer sits on the coast most mornings from mid-May and some days never lifts, while ten miles inland it is clear.93climate
  11. 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruGrey coastal months · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cold current holds low cloud over this coast through the southern winter, so mornings at Chan Chan and the huacas are flat and grey and the sun often only turns up after lunch.92climate
  12. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.92climate
  13. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomHaar season · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)An easterly off the North Sea rolls cold grey over the city while ten miles inland it stays clear.90climate
  14. 🇨🇦 St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaFog season · 15 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current makes this one of the foggiest places anywhere, worst in late spring and early summer.90climate
  15. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTrade-wind cloud in the north · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The panza de burro sits on the northern slopes most afternoons in summer while the south stays clear, which is why the two halves of the island read differently.86climate
  16. 🇺🇸 Nantucket, United StatesFog season · 1 May – 31 Jul (usually)Warm air over a cold sea puts the island inside cloud for days at a stretch in early summer, and the small planes to Boston and Hyannis are the first thing it stops.86climate
  17. Dakhla, Western SaharaCold-current fog · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)The cold Atlantic water off this coast keeps mornings grey and damp well into summer, so the desert here rarely feels like desert until the fog burns back around midday.86climate
  18. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.84climate
  19. 🇨🇱 La Serena, ChileCamanchaca on the coast · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The coastal fog sits over La Serena and Coquimbo for the cool half of the year, most of it burning off by late morning.84climate
  20. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.83climate
  21. 🇸🇦 Abha, Saudi ArabiaCloud on the escarpment · 15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Cloud piles against the Asir escarpment through the summer and spills over the rim most afternoons, so the view from the cable car is often a wall of white.83climate
  22. Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and MiquelonGrand Banks fog · 15 May – 15 Aug (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current puts the archipelago inside a cloud for days on end in early summer, and the flights from Saint John's and Halifax cancel with it.82climate
  23. 🇺🇸 Redwood National Park, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 AugCold upwelled water offshore pushes a band of fog up the river canyons through the summer, which is what keeps the tallest trees alive.81climate
  24. 🇷🇺 Vladivostok, RussiaSummer sea fog · 1 Jun – 25 Jul (usually)Warm monsoon air over a cold sea puts the city inside a cloud for days at a time in early summer — the bridges disappear, the islands are guesswork, and it burns off late in the afternoon if at all.80climate
  25. 🇺🇸 Channel Islands National Park, United StatesFog and spring wind · 1 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)Dense fog is normal in late spring and early summer, and the wind builds through the afternoon on the outer islands.79climate

…and 11 more in July.

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Fog season in August

  1. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesFog season · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer sits over the western half of the city for weeks at a time while the inland valleys bake.95climate
  2. 🇵🇹 Sintra, PortugalMist on the serra · 15 May – 30 Sep (usually)The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun.95climate
  3. 🇺🇸 Monterey, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)The upwelling that makes the bay so rich also makes the summer grey: fog most mornings and some full days, while Carmel Valley twenty minutes inland is clear.95climate
  4. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.95climate
  5. 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, California, United StatesSummer fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)The marine layer comes in overnight and usually clears by late morning, which is why the beach fills after noon rather than at breakfast.95climate
  6. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.94climate
  7. 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruGrey coastal months · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cold current holds low cloud over this coast through the southern winter, so mornings at Chan Chan and the huacas are flat and grey and the sun often only turns up after lunch.93climate
  8. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.93climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 AugThe marine layer sits on the coast through the summer, so the famous views are grey until midday and the redwood canyons are cold.92climate
  10. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomHaar season · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)An easterly off the North Sea rolls cold grey over the city while ten miles inland it stays clear.87climate
  11. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.87climate
  12. 🇨🇱 La Serena, ChileCamanchaca on the coast · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The coastal fog sits over La Serena and Coquimbo for the cool half of the year, most of it burning off by late morning.87climate
  13. Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and MiquelonGrand Banks fog · 15 May – 15 Aug (usually)Warm air over the cold Labrador current puts the archipelago inside a cloud for days on end in early summer, and the flights from Saint John's and Halifax cancel with it.87climate
  14. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.86climate
  15. 🇺🇸 Redwood National Park, United StatesSummer fog · 1 Jun – 31 AugCold upwelled water offshore pushes a band of fog up the river canyons through the summer, which is what keeps the tallest trees alive.83climate
  16. Dakhla, Western SaharaCold-current fog · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)The cold Atlantic water off this coast keeps mornings grey and damp well into summer, so the desert here rarely feels like desert until the fog burns back around midday.83climate
  17. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTrade-wind cloud in the north · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The panza de burro sits on the northern slopes most afternoons in summer while the south stays clear, which is why the two halves of the island read differently.82climate
  18. 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, TanzaniaCloud on the crater rim · 1 Apr – 31 Aug (usually)The rim sits inside cloud for days at a time and the lodges look out at grey while the floor below is often clear.79climate
  19. 🇱🇰 Ella, Sri LankaCloud in the Ella Gap · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)The south-west wind drives cloud up through the gap for months and the view down to the coastal plain is simply not there on most afternoons.77climate
  20. 🇺🇸 Acadia National Park, United StatesSea fog · 20 May – 20 Aug (usually)Warm air over a cold Gulf of Maine puts fog on the coast for a good share of early-summer mornings.76climate
  21. 🇴🇲 Salalah, OmanThe khareef · 21 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The southwest monsoon parks a low grey ceiling over the Dhofar mountains and turns them green — drizzle, cloud and waterfalls rather than a downpour.74climate
  22. 🇦🇺 Canberra, AustraliaFrost and morning fog · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)Winter mornings start under fog off the lake and clear by mid-morning.73climate
  23. 🇸🇦 Abha, Saudi ArabiaCloud on the escarpment · 15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Cloud piles against the Asir escarpment through the summer and spills over the rim most afternoons, so the view from the cable car is often a wall of white.73climate
  24. 🇵🇰 Murree, PakistanRidge inside the cloud · 1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)The ridge spends the wet weeks inside a cloud and the view out towards the Pir Panjal is simply not there.72climate
  25. 🇦🇺 Katoomba, AustraliaCloud in the valley · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Cold air pools in the Jamison Valley and the Three Sisters disappear for hours at a time, sometimes for a whole day.68climate

…and 3 more in August.

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Fog season in September

  1. 🇳🇦 Swakopmund, NamibiaCoastal fog · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)The Benguela puts fog over this coast on something close to two hundred days a year, and it is thickest and slowest to lift in the cooler months.96climate
  2. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.93climate
  3. 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruGrey coastal months · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cold current holds low cloud over this coast through the southern winter, so mornings at Chan Chan and the huacas are flat and grey and the sun often only turns up after lunch.93climate
  4. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.93climate
  5. 🇵🇹 Sintra, PortugalMist on the serra · 15 May – 30 Sep (usually)The ridge makes its own weather: Atlantic cloud catches on it and Pena can be inside a grey wall while Lisbon half an hour away is in full sun.91climate
  6. 🇨🇱 La Serena, ChileCamanchaca on the coast · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The coastal fog sits over La Serena and Coquimbo for the cool half of the year, most of it burning off by late morning.90climate
  7. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.88climate
  8. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.87climate
  9. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.86climate
  10. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTrade-wind cloud in the north · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The panza de burro sits on the northern slopes most afternoons in summer while the south stays clear, which is why the two halves of the island read differently.84climate
  11. Dakhla, Western SaharaCold-current fog · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)The cold Atlantic water off this coast keeps mornings grey and damp well into summer, so the desert here rarely feels like desert until the fog burns back around midday.83climate
  12. 🇸🇦 Abha, Saudi ArabiaCloud on the escarpment · 15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Cloud piles against the Asir escarpment through the summer and spills over the rim most afternoons, so the view from the cable car is often a wall of white.80climate
  13. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaMorning mist on the lake · 20 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)Cold nights and a warm lake put a low mist over the water most autumn mornings, which usually burns off by mid-morning and is the reason photographers get up in the dark here.79climate
  14. 🇴🇲 Salalah, OmanThe khareef · 21 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The southwest monsoon parks a low grey ceiling over the Dhofar mountains and turns them green — drizzle, cloud and waterfalls rather than a downpour.73climate
  15. 🇱🇰 Ella, Sri LankaCloud in the Ella Gap · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)The south-west wind drives cloud up through the gap for months and the view down to the coastal plain is simply not there on most afternoons.72climate
  16. 🇮🇳 Kodaikanal, IndiaCloud in the valley · 15 Jun – 20 Nov (usually)Two monsoons in a row put the town inside the cloud for much of the second half of the year.70climate
  17. 🇰🇭 Kampot, CambodiaBokor in cloud · 15 May – 31 Oct (usually)The plateau above town sits in the cloud base for most of the wet months, so the drive up buys you a white wall where the view is meant to be.48climate

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Fog season in October

  1. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.94climate
  2. 🇨🇱 Antofagasta, ChileCamanchaca · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The fog bank off the cold current pushes inland over the coast road and the hills behind town, most mornings from autumn to spring, and usually clears around midday.94climate
  3. 🇵🇪 Trujillo, PeruGrey coastal months · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cold current holds low cloud over this coast through the southern winter, so mornings at Chan Chan and the huacas are flat and grey and the sun often only turns up after lunch.93climate
  4. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.87climate
  5. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.87climate
  6. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.84climate
  7. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.77climate
  8. 🇭🇷 Zagreb, CroatiaFog in the Sava basin · 15 Oct – 31 Dec (usually)Cold air pools between Medvednica and the river and the city sits under grey for days at a time.76climate
  9. 🇨🇳 Chongqing, ChinaFog season · 15 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time.75climate
  10. 🇨🇭 Zürich, SwitzerlandPlateau fog and inversion · 25 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The lowland sits under a lid of grey for days at a time in late autumn and early winter.73climate
  11. 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, SloveniaBasin fog and inversion · 20 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The city sits in a basin that traps cold air: fog can sit for days from late autumn, and it takes the air quality with it.72climate
  12. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaMorning mist on the lake · 20 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)Cold nights and a warm lake put a low mist over the water most autumn mornings, which usually burns off by mid-morning and is the reason photographers get up in the dark here.70climate
  13. 🇮🇳 Kodaikanal, IndiaCloud in the valley · 15 Jun – 20 Nov (usually)Two monsoons in a row put the town inside the cloud for much of the second half of the year.61climate
  14. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.59climate
  15. 🇰🇭 Kampot, CambodiaBokor in cloud · 15 May – 31 Oct (usually)The plateau above town sits in the cloud base for most of the wet months, so the drive up buys you a white wall where the view is meant to be.53climate

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Fog season in November

  1. 🇵🇪 Lima, PeruGarua season · 15 May – 15 Nov (usually)A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining.95climate
  2. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.91climate
  3. 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, EcuadorGarua season · 1 Jun – 30 NovThe Humboldt current arrives and the highlands sit under a fine grey mist for months.86climate
  4. 🇪🇨 Montañita, EcuadorGarua months · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)The Humboldt current parks low cloud and drizzle over the coast for months at a time; some mornings never lift and the water is cold enough for a wetsuit.86climate
  5. 🇨🇳 Chongqing, ChinaFog season · 15 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time.78climate
  6. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandSea of mist at Phu Chi Fa · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud fills the valley below the ridge overnight and burns off by nine, so the walk up is done in the dark.76climate
  7. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMorning fog season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning.75climate
  8. 🇹🇭 Pai, ThailandSea of mist over the valley · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud settles in the basin overnight and the viewpoints above town look down on it until about nine.74climate
  9. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.67climate
  10. 🇮🇹 Bologna, ItalyPo valley fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The nebbia settles on the plain for days at a time and takes the hills, the airport slots and the view from the Asinelli tower with it.66climate
  11. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceCloud on the pillars · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for.66climate
  12. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.64climate
  13. 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyWinter fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The lagoon fogs in for days at a time, which delays the airport and the lagoon boats and empties the city in a way nothing else does.63climate
  14. 🇮🇳 Kodaikanal, IndiaCloud in the valley · 15 Jun – 20 Nov (usually)Two monsoons in a row put the town inside the cloud for much of the second half of the year.62climate
  15. 🇭🇷 Zagreb, CroatiaFog in the Sava basin · 15 Oct – 31 Dec (usually)Cold air pools between Medvednica and the river and the city sits under grey for days at a time.61climate
  16. 🇨🇭 Zürich, SwitzerlandPlateau fog and inversion · 25 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The lowland sits under a lid of grey for days at a time in late autumn and early winter.60climate
  17. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.60climate
  18. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaMorning mist on the lake · 20 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)Cold nights and a warm lake put a low mist over the water most autumn mornings, which usually burns off by mid-morning and is the reason photographers get up in the dark here.58climate
  19. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.58climate
  20. 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, SloveniaBasin fog and inversion · 20 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The city sits in a basin that traps cold air: fog can sit for days from late autumn, and it takes the air quality with it.57climate
  21. 🇨🇦 Kelowna, CanadaValley inversion fog · 15 Nov – 31 Jan (usually)Cold air pools on the lake and the whole floor of the valley greys over for days, which delays flights into the small airport more than any other weather here.54climate
  22. 🇹🇭 Khao Sok, ThailandMorning mist on Cheow Lan · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cold air off the water leaves the karst standing in cloud until the sun clears it, usually before nine.47climate

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Fog season in December

  1. 🇮🇳 Varanasi, IndiaWinter fog · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)Dense plains fog settles over the river for weeks and takes the flights and the trains with it, with delays measured in hours rather than minutes.92climate
  2. 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, ChileMorning cloud off the sea · 15 Sep – 15 Mar (usually)The cold current pushes a grey layer over the port most spring and summer mornings and it burns off around midday.92climate
  3. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalTerai winter fog · 15 Dec – 5 Feb (usually)The plain sits under fog for days at a stretch in midwinter, and it does not lift until late morning.90climate
  4. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamFog and drizzle on the bay · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)Low cloud sits on the karst most mornings and the port authority holds boats in harbour when visibility drops.88climate
  5. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandSea of mist at Phu Chi Fa · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud fills the valley below the ridge overnight and burns off by nine, so the walk up is done in the dark.87climate
  6. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMorning fog season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning.86climate
  7. 🇹🇭 Pai, ThailandSea of mist over the valley · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cloud settles in the basin overnight and the viewpoints above town look down on it until about nine.84climate
  8. 🇮🇳 Amritsar, IndiaDense winter fog · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)Fog settles over the plains overnight and often holds past mid-morning.81climate
  9. 🇮🇳 Rishikesh, IndiaWinter fog on the road up · 15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)The plains between Delhi and Haridwar go under dense fog for days at a stretch in the cold weeks, and the overnight trains and buses run hours late.79climate
  10. 🇨🇳 Chongqing, ChinaFog season · 15 Oct – 28 Feb (usually)The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time.69climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Sacramento, United StatesTule fog season · 1 Dec – 20 Feb (usually)Ground fog forms in the valley after the first rains and can sit for days without lifting, closing visibility on the causeway and delaying flights.68climate
  12. 🇹🇼 Alishan, TaiwanSunrise and sea of clouds · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The cool half of the year is when the Zhushan sunrise train is worth the 4am alarm; in summer the cloud is usually rain instead of a floor below you.66climate
  13. 🇰🇪 Amboseli, KenyaKilimanjaro behind cloud · 1 Nov – 15 May (usually)The mountain everyone comes to photograph spends most of the wet months behind cloud, and even in the dry season it tends to show itself only around dawn and again at dusk.65climate
  14. 🇹🇭 Khao Sok, ThailandMorning mist on Cheow Lan · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cold air off the water leaves the karst standing in cloud until the sun clears it, usually before nine.60climate
  15. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceCloud on the pillars · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for.59climate
  16. 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyWinter fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The lagoon fogs in for days at a time, which delays the airport and the lagoon boats and empties the city in a way nothing else does.58climate
  17. 🇮🇹 Bologna, ItalyPo valley fog · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The nebbia settles on the plain for days at a time and takes the hills, the airport slots and the view from the Asinelli tower with it.58climate
  18. San Marino, San MarinoIn-cloud days on Monte Titano · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The old town sits high enough that the cloud base often sits below it.58climate
  19. 🇭🇷 Zagreb, CroatiaFog in the Sava basin · 15 Oct – 31 Dec (usually)Cold air pools between Medvednica and the river and the city sits under grey for days at a time.54climate
  20. 🇨🇭 Zürich, SwitzerlandPlateau fog and inversion · 25 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The lowland sits under a lid of grey for days at a time in late autumn and early winter.50climate
  21. 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, SloveniaBasin fog and inversion · 20 Oct – 10 Feb (usually)The city sits in a basin that traps cold air: fog can sit for days from late autumn, and it takes the air quality with it.47climate
  22. 🇨🇳 Huangshan, ChinaSea of clouds · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The valleys fill below the ridge on the cold, still mornings of the winter half of the year, which is the picture everyone comes for.43climate
  23. 🇨🇦 Kelowna, CanadaValley inversion fog · 15 Nov – 31 Jan (usually)Cold air pools on the lake and the whole floor of the valley greys over for days, which delays flights into the small airport more than any other weather here.38climate

What's on around the world in December →