Fairbanks, AK Snowfall A-

First snow Sep 30 · Last snow Apr 13 · 65.7 in/yr · Station: FAIRBANKS INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Sep 30

Median over 30 seasons 2d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 13

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

196 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

65.7 in

Rank #49 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

2.4

Sep

8.2

Oct

12.9

Nov

12.0

Dec

10.2

Jan

9.5

Feb

6.5

Mar

3.1

Apr

0.9

May

Jun

How Fairbanks Compares

Fairbanks snowfall vs Alaska and U.S. medians
Measure	Fairbanks	Alaska median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	65.7 in	77.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Sep 30	Oct 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	196 days	196 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Alaska, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for FAIRBANKS INTL AP (USW00026411), 8 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.