Fairbanks vs Whitehorse: which is better, month by month

Whitehorse beats Fairbanks in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (90 vs 82) — while Fairbanks wins May to June; they are within 3 points in the other 7 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.

Fairbanks

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Whitehorse

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Fairbanks vs Whitehorse — all 12 months

Month	Fairbanks	Whitehorse	Winner	Gap
January	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	28Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
February	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	36Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2
March	47Ffreezing, dry, clean air	50Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	3
April	68Ccold, dry, clean air	69Ccold, dry, clean air	Tie	1
May	85Acool, dry, clean air	81Acool, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	4
June	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	Fairbanks	4
July	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	0
August	82Anice, a little rain, clean air	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	Whitehorse	8
September	73Bcool, a little rain, clean air	76Bcool, dry, clean air	Tie	3
October	50Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	57Dcold, dry, clean air	Whitehorse	7
November	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	34Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Whitehorse	5
December	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	23Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (82 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.