Fairbanks, AK: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 59.6°F in Fairbanks, AK, the warmest summer since 2025, 52nd warmest of 120.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 59.6°F; Warmest since 2025; 52nd warmest of 120
Precipitation: 4.60 in; Driest since 2023; 38th driest of 117

A normal summer in Fairbanks, AK (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 60.2°F, between 58.2°F and 62.2°F in eight years of ten and 5.40 in of precipitation, between 3.43 in and 8.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Fairbanks, AK since 1906: 59.6°F in 2026; the highest is 64.5°F, in 2004.

Normal range, 58.2 to 62.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	59.6	52	69.6	66	49.6	46	4.60	80	0
2025	60.9	22	70.7	42	51.2	19	5.36	50	0
2024	60.8	26	70.2	56	51.3	16	7.52	17	0
2023	62.9	3	72.4	14	53.5	2	4.19	88	0
2022	61.6	13	72.1	20	51.2	19	2.43	112	0
2021	61.5	14	71	35	52.1	9	6.91	23	0
2020	60.2	35	69.8	64	50.6	25	7.52	17	0
2019	61.7	11	71.5	28	51.9	10	7.98	12	0
2018	59.4	58	69.1	78	49.8	38	5.73	45	0
2017	62.4	5	71.9	24	52.9	4	5.82	41	0
2016	61.5	14	70.4	46	52.6	6	9.82	6	0
2015	58.8	66	68	95	49.7	40	6.39	28	0
2014	59.5	53	68.5	86	50.5	27	11.63	1	0
2013	63.5	2	74	3	52.9	4	3.46	100	0
2012	59.5	53	69.4	73	49.6	46	4.56	82	0
2011	59.8	48	69.1	78	50.4	29	5.07	63	0
2010	60.8	26	70.3	51	51.3	16	5.93	37	0
2009	60.4	30	70.8	40	50	35	4.33	85	0
2008	58.6	71	67.9	97	49.3	51	8.86	8	0
2007	62.2	8	72.5	12	51.9	10	7.07	20	0
2006	57.9	80	67.2	107	48.6	62	5.11	60	0
2005	60.3	33	70.2	56	50.5	27	5.61	47	0
2004	64.5	1	74.8	2	54.2	1	1.81	115	0
2003	59	65	68.5	86	49.5	49	8.46	10	0
2002	58.2	76	67.5	103	48.9	58	6.43	27	0
2001	59.4	58	68.4	90	50.4	29	5.11	60	0
2000	57.5	91	66.4	112	48.6	62	5.05	66	0
1999	60.2	35	69.9	62	50.6	25	5.26	56	0
1998	58.1	77	66.6	110	49.7	40	7.86	15	0
1997	62.2	8	72.7	8	51.7	13	3.81	95	0
1996	58.7	68	69.6	66	47.9	68	5.46	49	0
1995	60.4	30	71.1	33	49.7	40	5.33	52	0
1994	60.9	22	72.3	15	49.5	49	4.90	71	0
1993	61.2	20	73.3	7	49.1	54	3.17	108	0
1992	60.2	35	72	22	48.3	66	5.06	65	0
1991	59.5	53	69.9	62	49.2	52	2.35	113	0
1990	62.3	6	72.2	17	52.4	7	10.20	5	0
1989	61.8	10	72	22	51.6	14	4.22	86	0
1988	62.3	6	72.2	17	52.4	7	5.23	58	0
1987	61.3	17	71.4	30	51.1	21	3.28	105	0
1986	60.3	33	70.5	45	50.1	33	5.35	51	0
1985	59.1	62	68.5	86	49.7	40	4.81	74	0
1984	58.7	68	67.8	100	49.6	46	4.58	81	0
1983	59.9	44	69	80	50.8	22	5.61	47	0
1982	59.4	58	69.7	65	49.1	54	5.96	35	0
1981	56.3	108	66	116	46.7	79	5.67	46	0
1980	57	102	66.8	109	47.2	74	4.43	84	0
1979	59.7	49	69.4	73	50	35	5.30	55	0
1978	59.2	61	69.3	76	49.1	54	4.14	89	0
1977	61.7	11	71.9	24	51.4	15	5.00	67	0
1976	60.2	35	70.3	51	50.1	33	3.37	102	0
1975	62.6	4	71.9	24	53.3	3	4.90	71	0
1974	60.4	30	69.6	66	51.3	16	3.53	99	0
1973	59.1	62	67.8	100	50.3	31	5.08	62	0
1972	60.9	22	71	35	50.8	22	2.27	114	0
1971	60.1	40	70.2	56	50	35	4.71	77	0
1970	59.1	62	68.4	90	49.7	40	6.36	30	0
1969	57.9	80	69.3	76	46.5	83	3.76	96	0
1968	61.2	20	72.7	8	49.8	38	3.32	103	0
1967	59.9	44	69.5	71	50.3	31	10.67	3	0
1966	60.9	22	71.2	32	50.7	24	1.61	116	0
1965	56	112	65.7	118	46.4	84	4.03	92	0
1964	58.7	68	68.9	82	48.6	62	4.98	68	0
1963	56.1	111	66.1	114	46	89	6.96	21	0
1962	60.1	40	70.4	46	49.7	40	10.60	4	0
1961	57.7	82	67.9	97	47.5	72	6.12	33	0
1960	57.7	82	68.6	85	46.8	78	3.82	94	0
1959	57.1	98	68.3	92	45.9	96	5.80	43	0
1958	60.5	29	72.2	17	48.8	60	3.04	109	0
1957	61.3	17	73.7	5	48.8	60	1.01	117	0
1956	58.1	77	68.9	82	47.4	73	4.65	78	0
1955	56.6	107	67.3	104	46	89	7.96	13	0
1954	57.7	82	68.5	86	47	76	5.84	40	0
1953	59.9	44	70.7	42	49.1	54	6.19	31	0
1952	57.4	93	67.9	97	46.9	77	4.14	89	0
1951	58.4	74	70.1	59	46.6	81	4.95	69	0
1950	59.5	53	72.7	8	46.3	86	4.53	83	0
1949	55.7	115	66.6	110	44.8	110	8.21	11	0
1948	55.7	115	65.9	117	45.4	101	9.55	7	0
1947	56.3	108	68.7	84	43.8	119	3.20	107	0
1946	58.5	73	71	35	45.9	96	4.61	79	0
1945	55.5	117	65.5	119	45.5	100	8.74	9	0
1944	57.4	93	69	80	45.9	96	4.74	76	0
1943	57.1	98	70	61	44.2	116	4.05	91	0
1942	59.7	49	70.4	46	48.9	58	7.89	14	0
1941	59.5	53	70.8	40	48.2	67	3.95	93	0
1940	59.9	44	72.3	15	47.6	70	5.23	58	0
1939	57.7	82	69.4	73	46	89	5.80	43	0
1938	57	102	68	95	46.1	87	5.81	42	0
1937	58	79	69.5	71	46.4	84	5.89	38	0
1936	60.2	35	71.3	31	49.2	52	3.60	98	0
1935	55.8	114	66.4	112	45.2	104	4.82	73	0
1934	56.7	106	67.3	104	46.1	87	6.12	33	0
1933	55.3	118	66.1	114	44.4	113	5.07	63	0
1932	55.2	119	65.4	120	45	106	7.84	16	0
1931	56	112	67	108	45	106	5.96	35	0
1930	57	102	67.3	104	46.7	79	11.59	2	0
1929	57.7	82	70.3	51	45	106	6.95	22	0
1928	57.4	93	70.7	42	44.2	116	3.22	106	0
1927	59.7	49	73.4	6	46	89	2.60	111	0
1926	60	43	72.7	8	47.2	74	4.20	87	0
1925	57.1	98	70.4	46	43.8	119	3.30	104	0
1924	56.2	110	68.2	94	44.3	114	6.17	32	1
1923	60.8	26	75.6	1	46	89	2.83	110	0
1922	53.4	120	63.9	121	42.9	122	6.83	24	0
1921	60.1	40	72.5	12	47.7	69	3.41	101	0
1920	58.4	74	72.1	20	44.7	112	3.69	97	0
1919	57.6	88	69.6	66	45.9	96	5.89	38	3
1918	57.6	88	71	35	44.2	116	5.31	54	1
1917	57.3	97	70.3	51	44.3	114	6.68	26	0
1916	58.6	71	71.8	27	45.4	101	7.19	19	0
1915	61.3	17	73.9	4	48.6	62	6.71	25	0
1914	57.7	82	70.1	59	45.3	103			0
1913	61.5	14	71.1	33	51.8	12	6.39	28	2
1912	56.8	105	67.7	102	46	89	4.93	70	0
1911			71.5	28	47.6	70			10
1910	57.5	91	70.3	51	44.8	110			3
1909	57.6	88	70.4	46	44.9	109	5.32	53	1
1908	57.1	98	68.3	92	46	89			2
1907	57.4	93	69.6	66	45.2	104	4.79	75	2
1906	58.8	66	71	35	46.6	81	5.26	56	2
1905					43.6	121			12

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2004	64.5
2013	63.5
2023	62.9
1975	62.6
2017	62.4
1990	62.3
1988	62.3
2007	62.2
1997	62.2
1989	61.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1922	53.4
1932	55.2
1933	55.3
1945	55.5
1949	55.7
1948	55.7
1935	55.8
1965	56
1931	56
1963	56.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2014	11.63
1930	11.59
1967	10.67
1962	10.60
1990	10.20
2016	9.82
1948	9.55
2008	8.86
1945	8.74
2003	8.46

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	1.01
1966	1.61
2004	1.81
1972	2.27
1991	2.35
2022	2.43
1927	2.60
1923	2.83
1958	3.04
1993	3.17

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 11 July 2026, 7 July 2026, 19 June 2026
Coldest night: 36°F; 10 June 2026, 9 June 2026
Wettest day: 0.46 in; 28 August 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 4.60 in of precipitation in Fairbanks, AK, the driest summer since 2023, 38th driest of 117.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 81°F on Saturday 11 July 2026, Tuesday 7 July 2026 and Friday 19 June 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: a low of 36°F on Wednesday 10 June 2026 and Tuesday 9 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Fairbanks, AK: 0.46 in on Friday 28 August 2026.