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Best time to visit Fairbanks

Mid May–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 20.5°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Fairbanks season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 5.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 5.4)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 10.2)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 10.2)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 8.4)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 7.6)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 14.6)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 18.5)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 20.6)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 22.1)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 47.3)Late Apr: Great (season score 79.6)Early May: Great (season score 80.9)Mid May: Best (season score 96.7)Late May: Best (season score 100.0)Early Jun: Best (season score 97.3)Mid Jun: Best (season score 97.7)Late Jun: Best (season score 96.9)Early Jul: Best (season score 93.5)Mid Jul: Best (season score 90.9)Late Jul: Best (season score 91.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 88.7)Mid Aug: Best (season score 87.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 88.9)Early Sep: Best (season score 94.3)Mid Sep: Great (season score 77.8)Late Sep: Fair (season score 40.1)Early Oct: Fair (season score 30.8)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 9.3)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 3.6)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 3.6)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 7.1)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 1.7)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 0.9)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 0.9)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Aurora visibility

The best month is March.

Fairbanks aurora visibility, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 67.4)Mid Jan: Good (season score 64.0)Late Jan: Good (season score 66.8)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.8)Mid Feb: Good (season score 71.3)Late Feb: Great (season score 72.3)Early Mar: Best (season score 88.9)Mid Mar: Best (season score 100.0)Late Mar: Best (season score 89.2)Early Apr: Great (season score 72.3)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 53.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 12.2)Early May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 5.5)Late Aug: Fair (season score 30.7)Early Sep: Okay (season score 56.2)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 48.5)Late Sep: Okay (season score 47.1)Early Oct: Okay (season score 51.7)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 46.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 46.6)Early Nov: Okay (season score 54.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 61.1)Late Nov: Good (season score 57.2)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.2)Mid Dec: Good (season score 63.7)Late Dec: Good (season score 64.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)		Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid-17.9°C1.059.0%
FebruaryAvoid-10.4°C1.459.7%
MarchOff-season-3.5°C0.751.2%
AprilOkay7.6°C0.957.6%
MayBest17.1°C1.468.0%
JuneBest22.3°C2.669.4%
JulyBest22.8°C3.375.1%
AugustBest19.1°C3.776.0%
SeptemberGood12.7°C2.873.0%
OctoberOff-season1.6°C1.873.7%
NovemberAvoid-11.1°C1.965.1%
DecemberAvoid-16.1°C1.659.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: AURORA（2 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.