Fairbanks climate

Fairbanks Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aurora, 1.9 km from Fairbanks

Average highs run from 70°F on August 1 to 62°F on August 31, and lows from 50°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 15 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Fairbanks, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Record high
92°FAug 15, 2010
Record low
28°FAug 25, 2013
Chance of a freeze
26%
Daylight
18 h 09 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 170°F50°F85°F 201339°F 200547%0%
Aug 270°F50°F85°F 202136°F 200947%0%
Aug 370°F50°F85°F 202140°F 200547%0%
Aug 469°F50°F86°F 200943°F 200847%0%
Aug 569°F50°F87°F 202442°F 201247%0%
Aug 669°F49°F85°F 200439°F 201247%0%
Aug 769°F49°F86°F 201344°F 200847%0%
Aug 868°F49°F84°F 200439°F 201147%0%
Aug 968°F49°F84°F 200435°F 200647%0%
Aug 1068°F48°F85°F 200536°F 202247%0%
Aug 1168°F48°F81°F 200536°F 202247%0%
Aug 1267°F48°F79°F 200531°F 200947%0%
Aug 1367°F48°F85°F 200539°F 202447%0%
Aug 1467°F47°F85°F 200540°F 200647%0%
Aug 1567°F47°F92°F 201039°F 202447%0%
Aug 1666°F47°F85°F 200440°F 201447%0%
Aug 1766°F46°F84°F 200743°F 201347%0%
Aug 1866°F46°F83°F 200435°F 202147%0%
Aug 1965°F46°F85°F 200431°F 200547%0%
Aug 2065°F45°F83°F 200429°F 200947%0%
Aug 2165°F45°F75°F 200435°F 200947%0%
Aug 2265°F44°F82°F 200432°F 200947%0%
Aug 2364°F44°F76°F 200436°F 202147%0%
Aug 2464°F44°F73°F 201432°F 200647%0%
Aug 2564°F43°F73°F 200728°F 201347%0%
Aug 2663°F43°F75°F 200730°F 201347%0%
Aug 2763°F43°F77°F 200732°F 201346%0%
Aug 2863°F42°F74°F 200736°F 200446%0%
Aug 2962°F42°F76°F 202333°F 200446%0%
Aug 3062°F41°F73°F 200728°F 201446%0%
Aug 3162°F41°F70°F 200731°F 200846%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairbanks, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 4:51 AM, sunset 11:00 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 9:11 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00500490 (Aurora), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00500490, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.