Fairbanks Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Fairbanks, Alaska during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Fairbanks, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 60, 70 or 80 °F each month in Fairbanks, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | -16 | January | -16 | -26 |
| 13 | -10 | February | -11 | -23 |
| 27 | -3 | March | -3 | -19 |
| 46 | 23 | April | 8 | -5 |
| 63 | 39 | May | 17 | 4 |
| 71 | 51 | June | 22 | 10 |
| 72 | 54 | July | 22 | 12 |
| 67 | 49 | August | 19 | 9 |
| 56 | 37 | September | 13 | 3 |
| 38 | 22 | October | 3 | -6 |
| 14 | -2 | November | -10 | -19 |
| 5 | -12 | December | -15 | -24 |
| 40 | 19 | Year | 4 | -7 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -17 | January | -17 | -27 |
| 12 | -11 | February | -11 | -24 |
| 25 | -3 | March | -4 | -20 |
| 46 | 22 | April | 8 | -6 |
| 62 | 39 | May | 17 | 4 |
| 72 | 50 | June | 22 | 10 |
| 73 | 53 | July | 23 | 12 |
| 66 | 48 | August | 19 | 9 |
| 55 | 36 | September | 13 | 2 |
| 34 | 18 | October | 1 | -8 |
| 12 | -4 | November | -11 | -20 |
| 4 | -13 | December | -15 | -25 |
| 39 | 18 | Year | 4 | -8 |
Days of Hot Weather in Fairbanks
Fairbanks has surprisingly hot summer weather for such a northern city. The temperature climbs into the 80s Fahrenheit on 13 days a year typically, most often in June and July. Once every few years, the thermometer here even makes it to 90 °F.
| 60 °F 16 °C |
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| June | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| July | 30 | 21 | 5 |
| August | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| September | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 115 | 58 | 13 |
How Often Fairbanks Has Cold Temperatures
Freezing temperatures can show up in Fairbanks during every month except June, July and August. The city typically sees 222 frosty nights a year. Most winter nights are quite cold, dropping down to below 0 °F (-18 °C).
For an average of 154 days annually the thermometer at Fairbanks never rises above freezing. Days that chilly are common from October to April.
| 0 °F -18 °C |
10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| February | 21 | 26 | 28 |
| March | 18 | 25 | 30 |
| April | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| November | 18 | 25 | 29 |
| December | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| Year | 114 | 146 | 174 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.