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Fairbanks, AK vs New York, NY weather comparison

Fairbanks

AK

New York has around 160 fewer freezing nights a year.

Fairbanks picks up around 31 more inches of snow each winter. New York enjoys about 44 more sunny days a year than Fairbanks.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Fairbanks, AK and New York, NY
FairbanksMetricNew York
158 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies202 days
12 inPrecipitationper year44 in
94 daysWet daysrain or snow per year121 days
58 inSnowfallper year27 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
225 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F65 days
69%Humidityaverage relative71%
29 °FAverage temperatureyear round56 °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.

FairbanksNew York

Daily highs

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 °FNew York, Jan: 40 °FNew York, Feb: 42 °FNew York, Mar: 50 °FNew York, Apr: 61 °FNew York, May: 71 °FNew York, Jun: 80 °FNew York, Jul: 85 °FNew York, Aug: 83 °FNew York, Sep: 77 °FNew York, Oct: 65 °FNew York, Nov: 54 °FNew York, Dec: 45 °F

Daily lows

0255075JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 °FNew York, Jan: 28 °FNew York, Feb: 29 °FNew York, Mar: 36 °FNew York, Apr: 45 °FNew York, May: 55 °FNew York, Jun: 64 °FNew York, Jul: 71 °FNew York, Aug: 69 °FNew York, Sep: 63 °FNew York, Oct: 52 °FNew York, Nov: 42 °FNew York, Dec: 34 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks high0132647637273665534123
New York high404250617180858377655445
Fairbanks low-14-8021374952463518-2-10
New York low282936455564716963524234

Monthly precipitation

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

FairbanksNew York
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 inNew York, Jan: 3.2 inNew York, Feb: 3.0 inNew York, Mar: 4.1 inNew York, Apr: 3.6 inNew York, May: 3.3 inNew York, Jun: 3.9 inNew York, Jul: 4.0 inNew York, Aug: 4.0 inNew York, Sep: 3.7 inNew York, Oct: 3.8 inNew York, Nov: 3.0 inNew York, Dec: 3.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks0.40.40.30.40.82.02.42.41.60.80.60.4
New York3.23.04.13.63.33.94.04.03.73.83.03.9

Monthly sunny days

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

FairbanksNew York
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 daysNew York, Jan: 17 daysNew York, Feb: 16 daysNew York, Mar: 17 daysNew York, Apr: 15 daysNew York, May: 15 daysNew York, Jun: 15 daysNew York, Jul: 18 daysNew York, Aug: 18 daysNew York, Sep: 18 daysNew York, Oct: 19 daysNew York, Nov: 17 daysNew York, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks141317161614121011121212
New York171617151515181818191716

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).