Fairbanks climate

Name: Fairbanks
Address: Interior Alaska, United States

United States · Interior Alaska · 64.838° N, 147.716° W

Köppen DfcsubarcticContinental

Extreme continental subarctic: brutal -40 winters yet warm bright summers, huge annual swing.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 72°F / 22°C

Coldest month

January, -7°F / -22°C

Annual swing

79°F / 44°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

January

Rain per year

12.3" / 313 mm

Snow per year

45.7" / 1161 mm

Elevation

443 ft / 135 m

Time zone

America/Anchorage

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	5 / -15	-7 / -21	0.01 / 0	4.1 / 104	76%	4.7 / 7.6	61%
February	10 / -12	-4 / -20	0.01 / 0	6.9 / 175	73%	4.6 / 7.4	68%
March	26 / -4	9 / -13	0.07 / 2	5.0 / 126	71%	5.1 / 8.2	66%
April	40 / 4	20 / -7	0.30 / 8	4.9 / 125	65%	5.2 / 8.4	57%
May	60 / 15	39 / 4	1.00 / 25	0.6 / 16	59%	5.1 / 8.2	63%
June	70 / 21	51 / 11	1.98 / 50	0.0 / 0	60%	4.6 / 7.4	63%
July	72 / 22	55 / 13	2.55 / 65	0.0 / 0	66%	4.4 / 7.1	66%
August	64 / 18	50 / 10	3.83 / 97	0.0 / 0	77%	4.4 / 7.1	76%
September	53 / 12	39 / 4	1.77 / 45	0.3 / 7	77%	4.7 / 7.6	74%
October	36 / 2	25 / -4	0.65 / 17	6.1 / 155	74%	4.8 / 7.7	77%
November	18 / -8	7 / -14	0.01 / 0	7.6 / 193	76%	4.8 / 7.7	73%
December	8 / -13	-5 / -20	0.15 / 4	10.2 / 260	77%	5.0 / 8.0	70%

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