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Fairbanks, AK vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Fairbanks

AK

Fairbanks picks up around 58 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix endures about 163 more days above 90 °F each year. Phoenix has around 223 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Fairbanks, AK and Phoenix, AZ
FairbanksMetricPhoenix
158 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
12 inPrecipitationper year7 in
94 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
58 inSnowfallper year0 in
0 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
225 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
69%Humidityaverage relative35%
29 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °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.

FairbanksPhoenix

Daily highs

050100JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

050JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks high0132647637273665534123
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Fairbanks low-14-8021374952463518-2-10
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

FairbanksPhoenix
0.01.02.0JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks0.40.40.30.40.82.02.42.41.60.80.60.4
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

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

FairbanksPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovFairbanks, 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 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fairbanks141317161614121011121212
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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).