Annual mean -0°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind S
Warmest
19.8 °C
Coldest
-16.8 °C
Wettest
18%
Windiest
2.8 m/s
Prevailing
S
1.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Fairbanks over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -17°C. Fairbanks has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in January, the driest month, to 18% in August, the wettest. Winds in Fairbanks are highest in April, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Fairbanks come in April, when the sky is typically 51% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Fairbanks climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-16°C
-17°C
-24°C
5%
53%
1.0 m/s
0
0
0
February
-13°C
-16°C
-19°C
7%
56%
1.1 m/s
0
0
0
March
-6°C
-12°C
-11°C
6%
54%
1.5 m/s
0
0
1
April
4°C
-3°C
-0°C
9%
51%
2.1 m/s
0
0
19
May
13°C
6°C
10°C
9%
61%
2.1 m/s
22
0
72
June
19°C
12°C
17°C
12%
62%
1.8 m/s
69
6
78
July
20°C
14°C
19°C
15%
66%
1.7 m/s
75
13
71
August
16°C
11°C
15°C
18%
75%
1.6 m/s
53
4
81
September
10°C
5°C
8°C
15%
70%
1.5 m/s
10
0
60
October
1°C
-3°C
-3°C
8%
66%
1.4 m/s
0
0
9
November
-11°C
-12°C
-17°C
6%
65%
1.0 m/s
0
0
0
December
-15°C
-15°C
-22°C
8%
60%
1.0 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Fairbanks weather by season
Year round, Fairbanks has days of about -16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -17°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is -0°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Fairbanks weather in winterDecember to February
High -14°CLow -16°CRain 7%
Winter in Fairbanks has typical daily highs of about -14°C and lows of about -16°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Fairbanks weather in springMarch to May
High 4°CLow -3°CRain 8%
Spring in Fairbanks has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Fairbanks weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 12°CRain 15%
Summer in Fairbanks has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Fairbanks weather in autumnSeptember to November
High -0°CLow -3°CRain 10%
Autumn in Fairbanks has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Fairbanks?
Fairbanks has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in January, the driest month, to 18% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is Fairbanks windiest?
Winds in Fairbanks are highest in April, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.0 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Fairbanks year round?
The average temperature in Fairbanks over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -17°C.