Anchorage vs Fairbanks: which is better, month by month

Anchorage beats Fairbanks in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (57 vs 50) — while Fairbanks wins May; they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Anchorage

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: July 93/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Fairbanks

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Anchorage vs Fairbanks — all 12 months

Month	Anchorage	Fairbanks	Winner	Gap
January	30Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
February	40Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Anchorage	6
March	50Dfreezing, dry, clean air	47Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
April	70Bcold, dry, clean air	68Ccold, dry, clean air	Tie	2
May	81Acool, dry, clean air	85Acool, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	4
June	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
July	93Snice, a little rain, clean air	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
August	83Anice, rainy, clean air	82Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
September	73Bcool, a little rain, clean air	73Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
October	57Dcold, a little rain, clean air	50Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Anchorage	7
November	36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Anchorage	7
December	27Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (57 vs 50). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.