Fairbanks
United States
The gateway to the Arctic Circle offers endless midnight sun in summer and vivid auroras in winter.
Warmest month is July at 23°C on average. Coolest is January at -17°C. Driest reading falls in January with 2 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$4.50 (~$4.50)PPP price tier 4 / 4
- $6.00 (~$6.00)PPP price tier 4 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology9h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,588 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11No specific FCDO warnings against travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceTap water is generally safe to drink.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -17° | ±13° | 2 |
| February | -12° | ±10° | 3 |
| March | -4° | ±10° | 2 |
| April | 6° | ±9° | 3 |
| May | 16° | ±6° | 4 |
| June | 22° | ±5° | 6 |
| July | 23° | ±6° | 8 |
| August | 19° | ±5° | 10 |
| September | 13° | ±6° | 7 |
| October | 2° | ±8° | 4 |
| November | -10° | ±9° | 3 |
| December | -16° | ±13° | 3 |
What to do
- Soak in the outdoor rock pools at Chena Hot Springs
- Watch the Northern Lights in winter
- Pan for gold at Gold Dredge 8
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.