White Christmas · Fairbanks
Will it be a white Christmas in Fairbanks?
In Fairbanks, there’s an inch or more of snow on the ground on Christmas Day in about 100% of years, and snow falls that day in about 33% of years. That’s from NOAA’s records for 1991 to 2020.
Snow’s practically on the guest list.
That’s the best chance of a white Christmas of the 111 US cities with a NOAA figure.
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Christmas Day, typically
- 1 in on the ground
- 100%
- Snow falls
- 33%
- Usual high
- 2°F
- Usual low
- -15°F
A typical Christmas Day in Fairbanks runs from about -15°F to 2°F.
Christmas 2026 is a Friday, and these NOAA figures are for December 25 itself.
The real Christmas Day forecast for Fairbanks comes into range from Dec 20.
Cities with about the same odds
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, for each city’s official station on Dec 25. NOAA counts a white Christmas as an inch or more of snow on the ground, and snow falling means at least a tenth of an inch that day. Station USW00026411.