Snowfall · Alaska
How much snow does Fairbanks get?
Fairbanks gets about 65 inches of snow in a typical year.
Fairbanks gets about 65 inches of snow a year, which sounds modest until it becomes clear that none of it is leaving before spring.
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On about 21 days a year, an inch of snow or more falls. November is the snowiest month, with about 13 inches. That makes it the 16th snowiest of the 75 US cities we track.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
Yes. Snow is in the Fairbanks forecast for today.
It’s 15°F in Fairbanks right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
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Snow by month
| September | 2.3 in |
|---|---|
| October | 8.2 in |
| November | 12.5 in |
| December | 10.9 in |
| January | 10.2 in |
| February | 10.0 in |
| March | 6.5 in |
| April | 3.1 in |
| May | 0.9 in |
Average snowfall in each month, 1991 to 2020. June to August get none.
Cities with about the same snow
- South Bend, Indiana: about 65 inches a year
- Cleveland, Ohio: about 64 inches a year
- Great Falls, Montana: about 66 inches a year
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00026411.