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Anchorage, AK vs Fairbanks, AK weather comparison

Anchorage

AK

Fairbanks enjoys about 66 more sunny days a year than Anchorage.

Anchorage picks up around 20 more inches of snow each winter. Anchorage has around 43 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Anchorage, AK and Fairbanks, AK
AnchorageMetricFairbanks
92 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies158 days
16 inPrecipitationper year12 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year94 days
78 inSnowfallper year58 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F0 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F225 days
82%Humidityaverage relative69%
38 °FAverage temperatureyear round29 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

AnchorageFairbanks

Daily highs

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 23 °FAnchorage, Feb: 27 °FAnchorage, Mar: 33 °FAnchorage, Apr: 45 °FAnchorage, May: 56 °FAnchorage, Jun: 63 °FAnchorage, Jul: 66 °FAnchorage, Aug: 64 °FAnchorage, Sep: 56 °FAnchorage, Oct: 42 °FAnchorage, Nov: 29 °FAnchorage, Dec: 25 °FFairbanks, Jan: 0 °FFairbanks, Feb: 13 °FFairbanks, Mar: 26 °FFairbanks, Apr: 47 °FFairbanks, May: 63 °FFairbanks, Jun: 72 °FFairbanks, Jul: 73 °FFairbanks, Aug: 66 °FFairbanks, Sep: 55 °FFairbanks, Oct: 34 °FFairbanks, Nov: 12 °FFairbanks, Dec: 3 °F

Daily lows

02040JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 11 °FAnchorage, Feb: 15 °FAnchorage, Mar: 19 °FAnchorage, Apr: 30 °FAnchorage, May: 40 °FAnchorage, Jun: 48 °FAnchorage, Jul: 53 °FAnchorage, Aug: 51 °FAnchorage, Sep: 43 °FAnchorage, Oct: 31 °FAnchorage, Nov: 18 °FAnchorage, Dec: 14 °FFairbanks, Jan: -14 °FFairbanks, Feb: -8 °FFairbanks, Mar: 0 °FFairbanks, Apr: 21 °FFairbanks, May: 37 °FFairbanks, Jun: 49 °FFairbanks, Jul: 52 °FFairbanks, Aug: 46 °FFairbanks, Sep: 35 °FFairbanks, Oct: 18 °FFairbanks, Nov: -2 °FFairbanks, Dec: -10 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage high232733455663666456422925
Fairbanks high0132647637273665534123
Anchorage low111519304048535143311814
Fairbanks low-14-8021374952463518-2-10

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

AnchorageFairbanks
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 1.4 inAnchorage, Feb: 1.4 inAnchorage, Mar: 1.1 inAnchorage, Apr: 1.0 inAnchorage, May: 0.9 inAnchorage, Jun: 0.8 inAnchorage, Jul: 1.1 inAnchorage, Aug: 1.6 inAnchorage, Sep: 2.0 inAnchorage, Oct: 1.7 inAnchorage, Nov: 1.6 inAnchorage, Dec: 1.9 inFairbanks, Jan: 0.4 inFairbanks, Feb: 0.4 inFairbanks, Mar: 0.3 inFairbanks, Apr: 0.4 inFairbanks, May: 0.8 inFairbanks, Jun: 2.0 inFairbanks, Jul: 2.4 inFairbanks, Aug: 2.4 inFairbanks, Sep: 1.6 inFairbanks, Oct: 0.8 inFairbanks, Nov: 0.6 inFairbanks, Dec: 0.4 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1.41.41.11.00.90.81.11.62.01.71.61.9
Fairbanks0.40.40.30.40.82.02.42.41.60.80.60.4

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

AnchorageFairbanks
051015JanMarMayJulSepNovAnchorage, Jan: 10 daysAnchorage, Feb: 8 daysAnchorage, Mar: 12 daysAnchorage, Apr: 10 daysAnchorage, May: 10 daysAnchorage, Jun: 7 daysAnchorage, Jul: 5 daysAnchorage, Aug: 6 daysAnchorage, Sep: 6 daysAnchorage, Oct: 6 daysAnchorage, Nov: 7 daysAnchorage, Dec: 6 daysFairbanks, Jan: 14 daysFairbanks, Feb: 13 daysFairbanks, Mar: 17 daysFairbanks, Apr: 16 daysFairbanks, May: 16 daysFairbanks, Jun: 14 daysFairbanks, Jul: 12 daysFairbanks, Aug: 10 daysFairbanks, Sep: 11 daysFairbanks, Oct: 12 daysFairbanks, Nov: 12 daysFairbanks, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Anchorage1081210107566676
Fairbanks141317161614121011121212

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).