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Fairbanks averages 64.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is November (12.5″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 21 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 190 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
2.3″
1
1
9
36°F
October
8.2″
3
15
29
18°F
November
12.5″
4
29
30
-4°F
December
10.9″
4
31
31
-13°F
January
10.2″
3
31
31
-17°F
February
10.0″
3
29
28
-11°F
March
6.5″
2
31
31
-3°F
April
3.1″
1
22
26
22°F
May
0.9″
<1
1
6
39°F
Year
64.6″
21
190
222
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Fairbanks Intl. Airport (5 mi from the city center, +0 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
64.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fairbanks Intl. Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is November with 12.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fairbanks have?
About 222 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of -17 °F.