Churchill vs Fairbanks: which is better, month by month

Churchill and Fairbanks split the year 4–4 — Churchill wins August to November, Fairbanks wins March to June, and they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Churchill

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 91/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Fairbanks

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Churchill vs Fairbanks — all 12 months

Month	Churchill	Fairbanks	Winner	Gap
January	30Ffreezing, dry, clean air	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
February	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	0
March	40Ffreezing, dry, clean air	47Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	7
April	53Dfreezing, dry, clean air	68Ccold, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	15
May	72Bcold, dry, clean air	85Acool, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	13
June	83Acool, a little rain, clean air	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	Fairbanks	8
July	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
August	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	82Anice, a little rain, clean air	Churchill	5
September	77Bcold, a little rain, clean air	73Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Churchill	4
October	63Cfreezing, a little rain, clean air	50Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Churchill	13
November	38Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Churchill	9
December	26Ffreezing, dry, clean air	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (53 vs 68). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.