Fairbanks, AK: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 30.7°F in Fairbanks, AK, the coldest 1 January to 9 October since 1972, 14th coldest of 118.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 30.7°F; Coldest since 1972; 14th coldest of 118
Precipitation: 13.97 in; Wettest since 2014; 8th wettest of 111

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Fairbanks, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 35°F, between 32.7°F and 36.9°F in eight years of ten and 9.59 in of precipitation, between 7.17 in and 13.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Fairbanks, AK since 1906: 30.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 29°F, in 1972.

Normal range, 32.7 to 36.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Fairbanks, AK from 1904 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	30.7	105	41.2	107	20.3	96	13.97	8	0
2025	38.5	4	48.3	10	28.8	3	10.40	37	0
2024	35.5	30	45.6	37	25.5	20	10.87	31	0
2023	35.5	30	45.3	40	25.6	18	8.62	67	0
2022	35.5	30	46.5	27	24.5	33	7.26	90	0
2021	33.9	51	44.5	56	23.4	50	12.54	17	0
2020	33.1	67	43.3	81	23	55	13.07	15	0
2019	39.1	3	49.3	4	28.9	2	13.77	11	0
2018	35.9	23	45.9	34	25.9	14	12.13	22	0
2017	34.8	39	45.5	38	24.1	39	10.55	32	0
2016	39.7	1	50.1	2	29.4	1	13.79	9	0
2015	35.9	23	46.2	31	25.6	18	12.04	23	0
2014	36.5	14	47.6	14	25.3	23	16.01	1	0
2013	33.7	55	44.8	51	22.6	60	7.73	84	0
2012	32.7	75	43.3	81	22.2	65	8.67	65	0
2011	34.6	42	46	33	23.2	52	7.79	81	0
2010	36.1	19	47.1	19	25.2	24	7.96	77	0
2009	34.2	47	44.9	45	23.5	49	7.27	89	0
2008	33.5	59	43.6	75	23.4	50	12.65	16	0
2007	33.7	55	44.5	56	22.8	57	10.53	33	0
2006	32.5	80	42.9	88	22.1	66	7.60	86	0
2005	36.3	16	46.6	24	25.9	14	10.46	34	0
2004	34.7	40	45.4	39	24	42	6.12	104	0
2003	35.6	27	45.8	36	25.4	21	11.33	27	0
2002	34.6	42	45.2	42	24	42	12.25	19	0
2001	36.8	11	46.9	21	26.6	8	7.84	80	0
2000	33.8	53	43.4	79	24.1	39	10.07	38	0
1999	31.5	94	41.9	103	21	79	8.15	74	0
1998	35.2	35	45.2	42	25.1	26	9.70	44	0
1997	35.8	25	47.3	17	24.4	35	5.41	107	0
1996	32.9	68	44	69	21.7	72	9.15	55	0
1995	36.1	19	47.5	15	24.6	31	8.28	71	0
1994	35.3	34	47	20	23.6	48	6.93	96	0
1993	37.9	6	49.4	3	26.3	12	9.47	48	0
1992	31.3	98	42.4	96	20.1	100	9.99	40	0
1991	35.7	26	46.6	24	24.8	28	7.20	91	0
1990	34.7	40	44.9	45	24.6	31	13.78	10	0
1989	34.5	44	44.9	45	24.1	39	7.88	79	0
1988	37	9	46.8	23	27.2	6	8.91	58	0
1987	36.9	10	47.5	15	26.4	10	4.89	108	0
1986	34.4	45	44.9	45	23.8	46	7.47	88	0
1985	34.3	46	44.2	63	24.4	35	10.43	36	0
1984	34	48	43.5	76	24.5	33	8.08	75	0
1983	35.2	35	44.5	56	25.8	16	8.46	70	0
1982	32.8	69	42.5	95	23.2	52	9.99	40	0
1981	38.4	5	48.4	7	28.4	4	9.00	56	0
1980	36.1	19	46.4	29	25.8	16	6.63	97	0
1979	32.4	83	43	87	21.9	69	8.69	63	0
1978	36.4	15	46.6	24	26.3	12	6.41	98	0
1977	36.8	11	46.4	29	27.2	6	10.91	29	0
1976	33.2	64	43.5	76	23	55	6.37	99	0
1975	34.9	38	44.6	53	25.2	24	7.03	95	0
1974	32.6	78	42.4	96	22.7	59	5.55	106	0
1973	33.9	51	43.3	81	24.4	35	8.08	75	0
1972	29	118	38.9	118	19.1	114	6.13	103	0
1971	29.5	115	39	117	19.9	104	9.17	54	0
1970	35	37	44.6	53	25.4	21	9.23	51	0
1969	32.3	84	44.1	67	20.5	91	6.24	100	0
1968	33.4	61	44.5	56	22.3	62	5.96	105	0
1967	32.7	75	42.8	90	22.5	61	14.80	6	0
1966	30.3	109	40.5	114	20.2	97	4.63	110	0
1965	31.2	101	41.2	107	21.2	76	7.54	87	0
1964	30.1	112	40.4	115	19.8	105	8.50	69	0
1963	33.6	58	44	69	23.2	52	13.12	14	0
1962	34	48	44	69	24	42	15.61	2	0
1961	31.9	91	42.6	93	21.2	76	9.28	50	0
1960	33.2	64	44.1	67	22.3	62	9.81	42	0
1959	29.9	113	41	110	18.8	116	9.50	47	0
1958	35.6	27	47.2	18	24	42	4.80	109	0
1957	36.3	16	47.7	12	25	27	4.59	111	0
1956	30.2	111	40.9	111	19.4	109	9.29	49	0
1955	31.1	102	42.1	98	20.2	97	13.31	12	0
1954	30.8	104	42.7	92	19	115	9.19	53	0
1953	33.7	55	45.2	42	22.1	66	8.75	61	0
1952	30.5	107	41.2	107	19.8	105	7.72	85	0
1951	30.6	106	42	101	19.2	113	8.20	73	0
1950	33.5	59	46.2	31	20.8	87	8.25	72	0
1949	32.1	86	43.7	74	20.5	91	11.75	24	0
1948	30.4	108	41.3	106	19.4	109	15.46	4	0
1947	31.5	94	43.1	86	20	102	7.20	91	0
1946	32.6	78	44.2	63	21	79	8.68	64	0
1945	32.8	69	43.3	81	22.3	62	12.25	19	0
1944	33.2	64	44.5	56	21.9	69	11.20	28	0
1943	32.1	86	43.8	72	20.5	91	7.95	78	0
1942	37.5	8	48.4	7	26.4	10	12.34	18	1
1941	35.6	27	46.9	21	24.3	38	7.76	83	0
1940	36.7	13	48.7	5	24.7	30	9.22	52	0
1939	31.9	91	42.6	93	21.1	78	9.60	45	0
1938	32	88	43.4	79	20.6	89	7.79	81	0
1937	33.3	62	44.9	45	21.8	71	15.57	3	0
1936	31.4	97	42.8	90	20.1	100	6.20	101	0
1935	31.3	98	41.6	105	21	79	11.59	25	0
1934	31.1	102	42	101	20.2	97	8.70	62	0
1933	29.5	115	40.3	116	18.7	118	8.84	59	0
1932	29.4	117	40.8	112	18	119	12.25	19	0
1931	32.5	80	42.9	88	22.1	66	9.56	46	0
1930	30.3	109	40.6	113	20	102	15.31	5	0
1929	36.3	16	47.7	12	24.8	28	14.76	7	1
1928	34	48	45.9	34	21.6	73	7.05	94	5
1927	32.8	69	44.6	53	20.6	89	6.18	102	2
1926	39.2	2	50.5	1	27.8	5	8.96	57	1
1925	32	88	43.8	72	19.7	107	10.91	29	6
1924	32.3	84	43.2	85	21.3	75	9.76	43	3
1923	35.5	30	48	11	22.8	57	8.59	68	1
1922	31.3	98	42.1	98	20.5	91	10.45	35	1
1921	32.8	69	44.5	56	20.8	87	10.00	39	6
1920	32.8	69	44.9	45	20.4	95	7.09	93	1
1919	32.7	75	44.4	62	21	79	8.78	60	5
1918	31.6	93	44.2	63	18.8	116	11.57	26	3
1917	33.8	53	46.5	27	21	79	8.65	66	0
1916	33.3	62	45.3	40	21	79	13.23	13	3
1915	36.1	19	48.4	7	23.8	46			0
1914	32.5	80	43.5	76	21.5	74			0
1913	32.8	69	44.7	52	21	79			2
1912	37.8	7	48.5	6	26.6	8			4
1911					19.4	109			42
1910					19.6	108			54
1909	29.7	114	41.7	104	16.9	120			13
1908	31.5	94	42.1	98	20.9	86			8
1907									42
1906	32	88	44.2	63	19.3	112			9
1905									93
1904									253

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	39.7
1926	39.2
2019	39.1
2025	38.5
1981	38.4
1993	37.9
1912	37.8
1942	37.5
1988	37
1987	36.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1972	29
1932	29.4
1971	29.5
1933	29.5
1909	29.7
1959	29.9
1964	30.1
1956	30.2
1966	30.3
1930	30.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2014	16.01
1962	15.61
1937	15.57
1948	15.46
1930	15.31
1967	14.80
1929	14.76
2026	13.97
2016	13.79
1990	13.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	4.59
1966	4.63
1958	4.80
1987	4.89
1997	5.41
1974	5.55
1968	5.96
2004	6.12
1972	6.13
1927	6.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 11 July 2026, 7 July 2026, 19 June 2026
Coldest night: -50°F; 4 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.80 in; 4 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	-14.4°F 37th coldest of 116	0.67 in 39th wettest of 116
February	-6.7°F 30th coldest of 117	2.53 in Wettest of 111
March	-9°F Coldest of 119	0.30 in 49th wettest of 114
April	31.6°F 56th warmest of 120	0.60 in 15th wettest of 115
May	47.8°F 47th coldest of 120	1.16 in 17th wettest of 117
June	59.6°F 58th coldest of 120	1.11 in 48th driest of 118
July	60.1°F 32nd coldest of 122	1.49 in 49th driest of 120
August	59°F 19th warmest of 122	2.00 in 56th wettest of 120
September	45.8°F 48th warmest of 122	4.04 in 2nd wettest of 119
October so far	33°F 36th coldest of 120	0.07 in 33rd driest of 117

Hot days and freezes

Fairbanks, AK has had 137 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 89th most of 120 (with 1998 and 1981).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Fairbanks, AK came on Thursday 3 September 2026, the earliest since 2017, tied 53rd earliest of 122 (with 2017, 2014, 1964 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Fairbanks, AK came on Friday 22 May 2026, the latest since 2008, tied 32nd latest of 120 (with 1995, 1981, 1959 and 3 other years).

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2026 so far brought 13.97 in of precipitation in Fairbanks, AK, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2014, 8th wettest of 111.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Fairbanks, AK: 81°F on Saturday 11 July 2026, Tuesday 7 July 2026 and Friday 19 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Fairbanks, AK: a low of -50°F on Sunday 4 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Fairbanks, AK: 0.80 in on Friday 4 September 2026.

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