Fairbanks Weather & Climate

United States of America

Fairbanks sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 24.9°C in July and nighttime lows bottom out near -26.3°C in January. July is the wettest month (~62 mm), while January is the driest (~1 mm). For sunshine, March leads with about 44% clear skies.

Best time to visit Fairbanks

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are July, June, and August — expect around 14.724.9°C with roughly 31% chance of rain on a given day in July.

Fairbanks climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January-26.3° / -19.4°1%1 mm40%12.1 kph
February-23.2° / -15.2°0%1 mm42%11.6 kph
March-16.9° / -5.8°1%1 mm44%10.6 kph
April-5° / 5.5°4%4 mm43%9.1 kph
May6° / 16.3°13%21 mm44%8.3 kph
June13.3° / 24.1°25%47 mm41%7.7 kph
July14.7° / 24.9°31%62 mm39%7.4 kph
August11.2° / 20.8°30%56 mm38%7.6 kph
September3.6° / 12°22%35 mm36%8 kph
October-7.9° / -1.1°8%14 mm37%8.9 kph
November-20.2° / -13.9°1%2 mm37%10.2 kph
December-25.6° / -19.3°0%1 mm36%11.5 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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