Fairbanks vs Yellowknife: which is better, month by month

Fairbanks beats Yellowknife in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (68 vs 56) — while Yellowknife wins August; 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.

Fairbanks

🇺🇸 United States · arid climate

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

Yellowknife

🇨🇦 Canada · arid climate

Best month: July 93/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Fairbanks vs Yellowknife — all 12 months

Month	Fairbanks	Yellowknife	Winner	Gap
January	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	27Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	0
February	34Ffreezing, dry, clean air	35Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	47Ffreezing, dry, clean air	40Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	7
April	68Ccold, dry, clean air	56Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	12
May	85Acool, dry, clean air	78Bcool, dry, clean air	Fairbanks	7
June	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
July	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	93Snice, a little rain	Tie	1
August	82Anice, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain	Yellowknife	5
September	73Bcool, a little rain, clean air	74Bcool, dry	Tie	1
October	50Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air	52Dfreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2
November	29Ffreezing, dry, clean air	31Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	2
December	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	24Ffreezing, dry, clean air	Tie	0

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (68 vs 56). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.