Fairbanks vs Las Vegas: which is better, month by month

Las Vegas beats Fairbanks in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (86 vs 29) — while Fairbanks wins May to September.

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.

Fairbanks vs Las Vegas — all 12 months

MonthFairbanksLas VegasWinnerGap
January27Ffreezing, dry, clean air71Bcool, dry, clean airLas Vegas44
February34Ffreezing, dry, clean air81Acool, dry, clean airLas Vegas47
March47Ffreezing, dry, clean air94Snice, dry, clean airLas Vegas47
April68Ccold, dry, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airLas Vegas24
May85Acool, dry, clean air78Bhot, dryFairbanks7
June91Snice, a little rain, clean air46Fsweltering, dryFairbanks45
July94Snice, a little rain, clean air31Fsweltering, dryFairbanks63
August82Anice, a little rain, clean air40Fsweltering, dry, clean airFairbanks42
September73Bcool, a little rain, clean air61Csweltering, dry, clean airFairbanks12
October50Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air89Awarm, dry, clean airLas Vegas39
November29Ffreezing, dry, clean air86Anice, dry, clean airLas Vegas57
December24Ffreezing, dry, clean air73Bcool, dry, clean airLas Vegas49

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (94 vs 31). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Fairbanks

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
5 of 12

Las Vegas

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month
March 94/100
Months won
7 of 12

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