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30-year climate normals

Fairbanks North Star Borough Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

71.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -17.6°F.

Fairbanks North Star Borough gets 12.88" of precipitation a year and 67.7" of snow, and 57% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

0° 20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January -0.3° -17.6° 0.48" 8.5"
February 10.9° -11.1° 0.37" 6.5"
March 25.2° -2.7° 0.32" 6.9"
April 45.2° 20.7° 0.32" 3.5"
May 60.5° 35.8° 0.69" 1.7"
June 70.7° 47.2° 2.12" 0.0"
July 71.6° 50.3° 2.67" 0.0"
August 65.6° 44.4° 2.61" 0.0"
September 54.3° 33.7° 1.49" 2.6"
October 33.4° 15.6° 0.87" 12.9"
November 10.3° -5.9° 0.52" 13.4"
December 2.9° -14.3° 0.42" 11.7"

Rainfall by month

Fairbanks North Star Borough has a distinct wet season. 57% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.48"
February 0.37"
March 0.32"
April 0.32"
May 0.69"
June 2.12"
July 2.67"
August 2.61"
September 1.49"
October 0.87"
November 0.52"
December 0.42"
Annual total 12.88"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 34
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 13,878
Approximate annual cooling cost At 28.23¢/kWh, Alaska average $10
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $1,371

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Fairbanks North Star Borough, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

Fairbanks North Star Borough averages a high of 71.6°F in July and a low of -17.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 12.88 inches, including 67.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 57% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 71.6°F. That drives 34 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Fairbanks North Star Borough?

Yes. Fairbanks North Star Borough averages 67.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station EIELSON FLD, AK US (USC00502707), 17.9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Alaska residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.