Climate
Climate data recorded at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska:
| Climate data for Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
50 (10) |
56 (13) |
76 (24) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
72 (22) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
99 (37) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 1 (−17) |
10 (−12) |
25 (−4) |
45 (7) |
61 (16) |
72 (22) |
73 (23) |
66 (19) |
55 (13) |
32 (0) |
11 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
38.0 (3.3) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−13 (−25) |
−3 (−19) |
21 (−6) |
38 (3) |
49 (9) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
35 (2) |
17 (−8) |
−6 (−21) |
−13 (−25) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −66 (−54) |
−58 (−50) |
−56 (−49) |
−32 (−36) |
−1 (−18) |
28 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
21 (−6) |
3 (−16) |
−28 (−33) |
−54 (−48) |
−62 (−52) |
−66 (−54) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.58 (14.7) |
0.43 (10.9) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.60 (15.2) |
1.37 (34.8) |
2.16 (54.9) |
1.88 (47.8) |
1.10 (27.9) |
0.83 (21.1) |
0.67 (17) |
0.64 (16.3) |
10.82 (274.8) |
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