Fairbanks, AK: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 59°F in Fairbanks, AK, the warmest August since 2023, tied 19th warmest of 122 (with 2022).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 59°F; Warmest since 2023; 19th warmest of 122
Precipitation: 2.00 in; Wettest since 2025; 56th wettest of 120

A normal August in Fairbanks, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.9°F, between 54.3°F and 60°F in eight years of ten and 2.01 in of precipitation, between 1.12 in and 3.05 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Fairbanks, AK since 1905: 59°F in 2026; the highest is 62.6°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 54.3 to 60°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Fairbanks, AK from 1905 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	59	19	67.5	42	50.5	7	2.00	56	0
2025	57.6	38	66.1	62	49.1	20	2.51	34	0
2024	56.1	60	64.4	87	47.9	30	2.83	24	0
2023	61.2	3	69.6	22	52.8	1	1.83	64	0
2022	59	19	68.8	30	49.2	18	1.39	85	0
2021	56.8	48	63.7	94	49.8	14	3.67	10	0
2020	59.7	11	69.5	26	49.9	13	2.12	46	0
2019	55.6	67	64	90	47.3	38	5.58	3	0
2018	55.5	70	62.8	102	48.2	28	4.15	5	0
2017	58.8	21	67.2	49	50.5	7	2.15	44	0
2016	61.1	5	70.2	14	52.1	2	1.56	77	0
2015	54.6	83	62	111	47.1	41	2.58	33	0
2014	59.1	15	68.9	29	49.3	17	2.29	39	0
2013	59.4	13	69.6	22	49.1	20	2.02	53	0
2012	56.3	56	66.5	59	46	59	1.45	83	0
2011	57.2	41	66.5	59	47.9	30	1.60	74	0
2010	59.9	10	69.8	19	50	11	1.46	82	0
2009	54.5	87	63.2	100	45.7	63	2.72	28	0
2008	55	76	64.5	86	45.5	67	2.66	32	0
2007	60.5	7	70.7	11	50.3	9	1.52	78	0
2006	54.4	89	63.6	97	45.2	72	2.16	42	0
2005	57.3	39	67.1	50	47.5	35	0.24	120	0
2004	62.2	2	72.9	4	51.5	4	0.37	119	0
2003	56.2	59	65.4	72	47	43	1.89	61	0
2002	54.6	83	62.8	102	46.4	53	3.02	21	0
2001	57.3	39	65.9	66	48.6	25	2.01	54	0
2000	51.6	118	59.3	122	44	84	3.04	20	0
1999	57.9	32	67.3	45	48.6	25	1.85	63	0
1998	53	107	60.2	120	45.7	63	3.18	18	0
1997	58.7	23	67.5	42	49.8	14	1.70	70	0
1996	53.4	106	62.8	102	44	84	2.83	24	0
1995	57.2	41	67	53	47.5	35	2.10	48	0
1994	59.5	12	70.9	8	48.2	28	1.38	86	0
1993	56.1	60	66.6	57	45.6	65	1.58	75	0
1992	56.5	51	67.9	38	45.1	75	0.59	114	0
1991	54.4	89	63.6	97	45.1	75	1.18	95	0
1990	60	9	68.8	30	51.2	5	3.60	11	0
1989	60.8	6	70.6	13	50.9	6	0.78	108	0
1988	58.3	26	67.3	45	49.4	16	1.95	58	0
1987	57.7	34	67.9	38	47.5	35	0.56	116	0
1986	54.7	80	63.9	91	45.5	67	2.36	36	0
1985	56.3	56	64.8	77	47.7	34	1.88	62	0
1984	53.7	99	61.7	113	45.8	61	1.15	97	0
1983	53.5	105	61.3	114	45.6	65	3.33	16	0
1982	56.6	50	66.6	57	46.6	48	1.67	72	0
1981	53.6	101	64.6	82	42.6	105	1.35	88	0
1980	53.6	101	63.5	99	43.7	89	1.68	71	0
1979	60.4	8	70.7	11	50	11	1.22	91	0
1978	59.4	13	70.2	14	48.7	24	1.24	90	0
1977	62.6	1	73.2	3	52	3	0.41	117	0
1976	59.1	15	70	18	48.3	27	0.69	110	0
1975	56	64	65.4	72	46.7	46	2.10	48	0
1974	59.1	15	68.1	36	50.1	10	1.14	98	0
1973	55	76	62.8	102	47.2	39	2.19	41	0
1972	58.8	21	68.6	33	49.1	20	1.09	100	0
1971	56.1	60	65	75	47.2	39	2.32	37	0
1970	56.9	45	65.9	66	47.9	30	1.98	57	0
1969	49.8	122	60.8	116	38.8	122	2.04	51	0
1968	58.4	25	70.1	16	46.8	45	0.96	104	0
1967	58.3	26	67.3	45	49.2	18	6.20	2	0
1966	57.1	43	67.1	50	47.1	41	0.59	114	0
1965	52.7	110	62.2	110	43.2	97	1.48	80	0
1964	56.5	51	66.1	62	46.9	44	2.37	35	0
1963	54.6	83	64.4	87	44.9	78	3.60	11	0
1962	58	31	67.1	50	48.9	23	4.03	6	0
1961	55.2	74	64.4	87	46.1	56	2.85	23	0
1960	55	76	65.2	74	44.7	80	1.71	69	0
1959	54.5	87	65.5	69	43.5	92	1.81	65	0
1958	56.4	54	67.8	40	45	77	0.61	113	0
1957	59.1	15	71.7	5	46.5	50	0.40	118	0
1956	55.7	66	64.8	77	46.7	46	2.22	40	0
1955	53	107	62.8	102	43.3	94	1.93	60	0
1954	56.4	54	66.8	55	46.1	56	0.84	106	0
1953	56	64	65.5	69	46.5	50	2.97	22	0
1952	53.9	95	63.8	92	44	84	1.14	98	0
1951	57.8	33	69.6	22	46	59	1.94	59	0
1950	57.7	34	71.7	5	43.6	91	1.17	96	0
1949	55.6	67	68.2	35	43	102	1.19	93	0
1948	50.2	120	60	121	40.4	115	3.51	13	0
1947	50.9	119	62.5	109	39.3	121	1.58	75	0
1946	52.3	114	64.7	79	39.9	120	1.80	67	0
1945	53.6	101	62	111	45.2	72	4.39	4	0
1944	52.6	111	62.9	101	42.4	109	2.81	26	0
1943	52.6	111	62.8	102	42.4	109	3.11	19	0
1942	56.9	45	66	65	47.8	33	3.49	14	0
1941	58.3	26	70.1	16	46.5	50	0.97	103	0
1940	57.7	34	70.8	9	44.5	81	2.13	45	0
1939	53.6	101	65	75	42.2	111	1.44	84	0
1938	54.7	80	63.8	92	45.5	67	2.69	31	0
1937	52	115	60.8	116	43.1	100	3.83	8	0
1936	57.7	34	68.8	30	46.6	48	2.12	46	0
1935	50.2	120	60.4	118	40.1	118	2.01	54	0
1934	55.5	70	64.7	79	46.3	54	3.35	15	0
1933	53.8	98	63.7	94	43.8	87	2.16	42	0
1932	51.8	117	60.3	119	43.3	94	3.85	7	0
1931	53	107	63.7	94	42.2	111	2.80	27	0
1930	54	94	62.8	102	45.2	72	6.88	1	0
1929	53.9	95	65.8	68	42	113	1.36	87	0
1928	54.6	83	66.7	56	42.5	106	1.25	89	0
1927	56.1	60	69.6	22	42.5	106	1.20	92	0
1926	57	44	69.7	20	44.3	82	1.19	93	0
1925	56.5	51	69.7	20	43.2	97	0.67	111	0
1924	53.9	95	64.6	82	43.3	94	2.32	37	0
1923	61.2	3	76.5	1	45.8	61	0.85	105	0
1922	52.4	113	64.6	82	40.2	117	0.63	112	0
1921	58.5	24	70.8	9	46.2	55	1.08	101	0
1920	55.4	72	67.7	41	43.1	100	1.63	73	0
1919	58.3	26	71.2	7	45.5	67	1.02	102	1
1918	53.7	99	66.1	62	41.3	114	2.04	51	1
1917	58.2	30	73.3	2	43	102	1.48	80	0
1916	56.3	56	69.4	27	43.2	97	2.72	28	0
1915	56.8	48	68.1	36	45.4	71	3.24	17	0
1914	54.1	93	64.7	79	43.5	92	2.06	50	0
1913	51.9	116	61.3	114	42.5	106	3.70	9	2
1912	55.1	75	65.5	69	44.8	79	0.82	107	0
1911	56.9	45	67.3	45	46.1	56			2
1910	54.2	91	68.4	34	40.1	118			0
1909	54.8	79	69.1	28	40.4	115	1.78	68	0
1908	54.2	91	64.6	82	44.1	83	0.71	109	1
1907	55.4	72	67	53	43.8	87	1.81	65	1
1906	55.6	67	67.5	42	43.7	89	1.50	79	0
1905	54.7	80	66.5	59	42.8	104	2.71	30	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	62.6
2004	62.2
2023	61.2
1923	61.2
2016	61.1
1989	60.8
2007	60.5
1979	60.4
1990	60
2010	59.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1969	49.8
1948	50.2
1935	50.2
1947	50.9
2000	51.6
1932	51.8
1913	51.9
1937	52
1946	52.3
1922	52.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	6.88
1967	6.20
2019	5.58
1945	4.39
2018	4.15
1962	4.03
1932	3.85
1937	3.83
1913	3.70
2021	3.67

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	0.24
2004	0.37
1957	0.40
1977	0.41
1987	0.56
1992	0.59
1966	0.59
1958	0.61
1922	0.63
1925	0.67

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 79°F; 1 August 2026
Coldest night: 37°F; 27 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.46 in; 28 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 2.00 in of precipitation in Fairbanks, AK, the wettest August since 2025, 56th wettest of 120.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 79°F on Saturday 1 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: a low of 37°F on Thursday 27 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 0.46 in on Friday 28 August 2026.