Fanal Forest Fog Forecast and When to Go
Is Fanal Forest foggy today?
Fog at Fanal Forest on Tuesday 3 November, updated 06:11 Madeira time.
- Morning: Fog Unlikely
- Afternoon: Fog Possible 13h-18h
Chance of fog right now: 2%. Fun Score today: 86 out of 100.
| Hour | Chance of fog |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2% |
| 07:00 | 0% |
| 08:00 | 0% |
| 09:00 | 0% |
| 10:00 | 0% |
| 11:00 | 12% |
| 12:00 | 14% |
| 13:00 | 17% |
| 14:00 | 16% |
| 15:00 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 33% |
| 17:00 | 23% |
| 18:00 | 27% |
| 19:00 | 25% |
| 20:00 | 7% |
| 21:00 | 11% |
The forecast runs 48 hours ahead; tomorrow, hour by hour, is on the page.
Fanal Forest is an old laurel forest on the Paul da Serra plateau in the northwest of Madeira, at about 1,120 m, known for the fog that drifts through its trees. Fog at Fanal Forest is the forest standing inside a cloud. Madeira Fun shows the chance of fog for every hour of the next 48 hours.
Foggy days by month
Typical fog days per month at Fanal Forest over 30 years of weather history: about 200 fog days in a typical year. The foggiest stretch is 17 November to 1 December, when about 7 days in 10 are fog days; the least fog is mid-July to mid-August.
| Month | Fog days | Range, 1 year in 10 to 9 in 10 | Foggy hours a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 14-24 | 3.7 |
| February | 19 | 14-23 | 3.6 |
| March | 18 | 13-23 | 3.5 |
| April | 18 | 13-22 | 3.3 |
| May | 17 | 10-24 | 3.2 |
| June | 15 | 8-22 | 2.6 |
| July | 11 | 7-15 | 1.7 |
| August | 11 | 6-17 | 1.7 |
| September | 17 | 12-23 | 2.8 |
| October | 20 | 14-26 | 3.7 |
| November | 20 | 16-26 | 4.0 |
| December | 19 | 16-24 | 3.8 |
Best time of day
Fog is most likely early mornings and early evenings, and least likely at midday (around 13h), in every month.
| Hour | Chance of fog |
|---|---|
| 05:00 | 40% |
| 06:00 | 40% |
| 07:00 | 40% |
| 08:00 | 40% |
| 09:00 | 39% |
| 10:00 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 31% |
| 12:00 | 29% |
| 13:00 | 28% |
| 14:00 | 29% |
| 15:00 | 31% |
| 16:00 | 33% |
| 17:00 | 36% |
| 18:00 | 40% |
| 19:00 | 42% |
| 20:00 | 45% |
| 21:00 | 46% |
What the fog is like
Fog duration: about 2.7 hours on average. Long fogs (3 hours or more): about 40%. Dry fog: about 69% of foggy hours. Sunlit fog, a thin layer with sun above: about 15% of foggy hours. Fog temperature: typically about 10 C.
Getting there
Fanal Forest is on the ER 209 road across the Paul da Serra plateau, in the northwest of Madeira, at about 1,120 m. GPS: 32.81042352436555, -17.143414184969078. Fanal Forest on madeira.fun.
Nearby trails
- Vereda da Ribeira Funda, 4.7 km, One Way
- PR 13 - Vereda do Fanal, 11.1 km, One Way, permit needed
- Levada Velha dos Cedros, 4.3 km, One Way
- Vereda do Lombo Negro, 2.7 km, One Way