Fairbanks, AK: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 45.8°F in Fairbanks, AK, the warmest September since 2025, tied 48th warmest of 122 (with 1975).

September 2026

Mean temperature: 45.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 48th warmest of 122
Precipitation: 4.04 in; Wettest since 1925; 2nd wettest of 119

A normal September in Fairbanks, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.5°F, between 41.8°F and 49°F in eight years of ten and 1.24 in of precipitation, between 0.55 in and 2.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Fairbanks, AK since 1905: 45.8°F in 2026; the highest is 52.8°F, in 1995.

Normal range, 41.8 to 49°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	45.8	48	53	77	38.6	23	4.04	2	0
2025	46.4	41	53.1	74	39.6	7	1.35	41	0
2024	47.5	25	55	51	40.1	4	1.26	49	0
2023	44.7	64	52.6	82	36.7	38	0.92	69	0
2022	47.8	22	56.5	36	39.1	13	1.45	34	0
2021	44.1	68	53.4	71	34.7	70	0.37	103	0
2020	47.6	24	56	43	39.2	10	1.21	51	0
2019	48.4	15	58.1	25	38.7	20	1.04	64	0
2018	48.2	17	56.4	37	39.9	5	1.86	20	0
2017	48	19	57.2	32	38.7	20	1.42	36	0
2016	46.2	44	55.7	45	36.7	38	2.08	15	0
2015	42.4	94	50.2	107	34.6	72	3.74	3	0
2014	46.4	41	57.2	32	35.5	55	2.89	7	0
2013	43.8	75	51.8	91	35.7	51	1.74	23	0
2012	45.5	52	54.8	55	36.3	42	0.55	94	0
2011	48.9	10	58.7	15	39.2	10	0.65	83	0
2010	47.1	30	58.6	17	35.6	53	1.19	52	0
2009	48.5	14	58.2	22	38.8	16	0.53	96	0
2008	46.6	38	55.8	44	37.5	32	0.64	86	0
2007	47.1	30	56.2	40	37.9	28	1.58	28	0
2006	49.5	6	60.1	9	38.9	15	0.56	92	0
2005	46.3	43	53.9	66	38.7	20	1.72	27	0
2004	38.8	119	47.5	118	30	115	1.34	42	0
2003	41.8	103	50.4	105	33.2	92	1.27	48	0
2002	47.4	27	56.4	37	38.3	25	1.09	59	0
2001	47.5	25	58.9	13	36.1	46	0.25	108	0
2000	41.7	104	49	114	34.4	75	1.48	31	0
1999	45.2	57	55	51	35.4	58	1.83	21	0
1998	46	46	54.4	62	37.7	29	1.19	52	0
1997	49.7	5	61.1	6	38.3	25	0.48	97	0
1996	42	97	50.9	99	33.1	93	1.06	61	0
1995	52.8	1	63.5	2	42	1	1.33	45	0
1994	43.7	77	55.6	46	31.7	104	0.61	88	0
1993	44.1	68	52.9	78	35.2	62	2.63	9	0
1992	31.7	122	40.9	122	22.4	122	1.34	42	0
1991	48	19	60.1	9	35.8	49	1.16	55	0
1990	44.8	63	52.6	82	37	34	1.74	23	0
1989	48.6	12	58.2	22	39	14	0.72	81	0
1988	44.4	67	53.4	71	35.3	60	0.73	80	0
1987	44.1	68	53.5	68	34.7	70	0.57	90	0
1986	46.2	44	54.5	61	38	27	0.65	83	0
1985	42.9	85	49.7	111	36	47	2.59	10	0
1984	46.8	35	58.1	25	35.5	55	0.22	111	0
1983	41.2	108	48.9	115	33.5	85	0.92	69	0
1982	49.3	7	58.1	25	40.5	3	0.77	76	0
1981	44	72	52.4	85	35.7	51	0.80	75	0
1980	42.9	85	52.4	85	33.5	85	0.76	77	0
1979	46.5	39	58.2	22	34.8	67	0.19	113	0
1978	46.7	37	55.1	50	38.4	24	0.98	67	0
1977	45.6	51	52.4	85	38.8	16	2.51	12	0
1976	45.4	54	56.4	37	34.3	77	1.05	62	0
1975	45.8	48	54.1	64	37.5	32	0.20	112	0
1974	51.4	3	61	7	41.7	2	0.47	98	0
1973	47.3	28	57.8	28	36.8	37	0.19	113	0
1972	40.1	115	47.8	117	32.3	101	2.08	15	0
1971	44.7	64	52.4	85	36.9	35	2.45	13	0
1970	40.8	112	47.5	118	34.1	80	0.65	83	0
1969	49.1	9	63.1	3	35.1	63	0.28	106	0
1968	42.8	87	53.2	73	32.4	100	0.15	116	0
1967	46.5	39	57.7	29	35.4	58	0.25	108	0
1966	50.1	4	60.4	8	39.8	6	0.15	116	0
1965	48.2	17	57.5	31	38.8	16	2.11	14	0
1964	44.9	61	55	51	34.8	67	0.85	72	0
1963	47.9	21	59.2	12	36.6	40	0.19	113	0
1962	41.5	106	49.5	112	33.5	85	1.40	38	0
1961	44.1	68	53.1	74	35	64	1.91	18	0
1960	41.4	107	49.3	113	33.5	85	3.05	6	0
1959	43.6	78	52.8	81	34.3	77	0.92	69	0
1958	42.7	88	52.4	85	33.1	93	0.46	100	0
1957	43.6	78	54.1	64	33.1	93	0.47	98	0
1956	41.9	101	50.8	101	33	97	1.94	17	0
1955	43.6	78	52.6	82	34.6	72	1.45	34	0
1954	42.7	88	53.1	74	32.3	101	1.82	22	0
1953	45.2	57	54.8	55	35.5	55	1.32	46	0
1952	42.6	90	50.8	101	34.4	75	1.73	25	0
1951	46.9	34	56.2	40	37.6	31	0.72	81	0
1950	46.8	35	58.6	17	35	64	0.31	105	0
1949	48.3	16	61.2	5	35.3	60	0.12	118	0
1948	40.5	113	50.2	107	30.8	110	0.57	90	0
1947	41.2	108	52.3	90	30.1	114	1.73	25	0
1946	42.6	90	51.8	91	33.4	89	0.81	74	0
1945	43.1	84	52.9	78	33.4	89	1.48	31	0
1944	42.1	96	51.5	95	32.7	98	1.09	59	0
1943	43.6	78	53.5	68	33.8	81	1.11	58	0
1942	48.9	10	58.3	19	39.4	8	2.85	8	0
1941	44	72	54.3	63	33.6	83	0.62	87	0
1940	45.7	50	55.2	49	36.2	44	0.75	79	0
1939	42	97	50.9	99	33.1	93	1.16	55	0
1938	49.3	7	59.4	11	39.2	10	0.56	92	0
1937	47.8	22	58.7	15	36.9	35	0.34	104	0
1936	42.5	93	53.5	68	31.5	105	0.76	77	0
1935	42	97	50.6	104	33.3	91	1.41	37	0
1934	45.9	47	57	34	34.8	67	0.55	94	0
1933	41.7	104	51	98	32.5	99	0.46	100	0
1932	41	111	51.7	93	30.3	113	0.84	73	0
1931	43.4	82	50.3	106	36.5	41	1.48	31	0
1930	42.2	95	49.8	110	34.6	72	1.29	47	0
1929	51.6	2	63.9	1	39.3	9	0.59	89	0
1928	42	97	52.9	78	31.1	109	0.97	68	1
1927	40	117	51.3	96	28.6	120	1.01	66	0
1926	47.3	28	56.9	35	37.7	29	2.54	11	0
1925	47.1	30	54.8	55	38.8	16	5.61	1	1
1924	43.8	75	53.8	67	33.8	81	1.38	39	0
1923	45.1	59	55.3	48	34.9	66	1.55	29	0
1922	40.1	115	50.2	107	30	115	1.26	49	0
1921	40.4	114	51.3	96	29.4	118	1.19	52	0
1920	43.3	83	56.1	42	30.5	111	1.05	62	0
1919	47.1	30	58.3	19	35.8	49	1.03	65	0
1918	48.6	12	61.5	4	35.6	53	0.09	119	0
1917	44.6	66	57.7	29	31.4	107	0.28	106	0
1916	44.9	61	55.6	46	34.2	79	0.41	102	0
1915	45.5	52	54.7	59	36.3	42	3.12	5	0
1914	39.7	118	48.1	116	31.2	108	1.36	40	0
1913	41.2	108	50.8	101	31.5	105			0
1912	45.4	54	54.8	55	35.9	48	1.16	55	0
1911	45.4	54	54.6	60	36.2	44			0
1910	45	60	58.3	19	32.3	101	1.91	18	2
1909	41.9	101	55	51	28.5	121			2
1908	37.8	121	45.6	121	29.9	117	1.53	30	0
1907	42.6	90	51.7	93	33.6	83	3.58	4	1
1906	43.9	74	58.8	14	29.2	119	0.25	108	1
1905	38.7	120	46.7	120	30.5	111	1.34	42	3
1904									6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1995	52.8
1929	51.6
1974	51.4
1966	50.1
1997	49.7
2006	49.5
1982	49.3
1938	49.3
1969	49.1
2011	48.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	31.7
1908	37.8
1905	38.7
2004	38.8
1914	39.7
1927	40
1972	40.1
1922	40.1
1921	40.4
1948	40.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	5.61
2026	4.04
2015	3.74
1907	3.58
1915	3.12
1960	3.05
2014	2.89
1942	2.85
1993	2.63
1985	2.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1918	0.09
1949	0.12
1968	0.15
1966	0.15
1979	0.19
1973	0.19
1963	0.19
1975	0.20
1984	0.22
2001	0.25
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 7 September 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 25 September 2026, 24 September 2026
Wettest day: 0.80 in; 4 September 2026

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September 2026 brought 4.04 in of precipitation in Fairbanks, AK, the wettest September since 1925, 2nd wettest of 119.
The hottest day of September 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 66°F on Monday 7 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: a low of 27°F on Friday 25 September 2026 and Thursday 24 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 0.80 in on Friday 4 September 2026.