Fairbanks vs Whitehorse: which is sunnier?
🇺🇸 United States vs 🇨🇦 Canada · 793 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Fairbanks is the sunnier overall: about 2,066 hours of sunshine a year to Whitehorse's 1,919. Fairbanks has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Fairbanks | Whitehorse | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,066 | 1,919 |
| Sunniest month | June (78/100) | July (64/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 72/100 | 58/100 |
| Rain / year | 519 mm | 581 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 3 (moderate) | 4 (moderate) |
Fairbanks vs Whitehorse month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | Whitehorse | Fairbanks | Whitehorse | Fairbanks | Whitehorse | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -16° | -10° | 24 | 42 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -11° | -8° | 23 | 27 |
| March | 0 | 0 | -8° | -5° | 19 | 31 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 3° | 2° | 23 | 28 |
| May | 49 | 21 | 15° | 11° | 34 | 39 |
| June | 78 | 51 | 20° | 16° | 70 | 70 |
| July | 74 | 64 | 21° | 18° | 90 | 73 |
| August | 63 | 58 | 18° | 17° | 80 | 70 |
| September | 20 | 13 | 11° | 10° | 56 | 61 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 1° | 3° | 36 | 57 |
| November | 0 | 0 | -11° | -7° | 34 | 42 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -14° | -10° | 30 | 41 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May Fairbanks · Jun Fairbanks · Jul Fairbanks · Aug Fairbanks · Sep Fairbanks · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Fairbanks averages 0/100, Whitehorse 0/100. Whitehorse is the warmer, around -9°C daytime highs vs -13°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Fairbanks (average score 16/100 vs 7). Daytime highs are similar (3°C vs 3°C).
- June–August: Fairbanks (average score 72/100 vs 58). Fairbanks is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- September–October: Fairbanks (average score 10/100 vs 7). Daytime highs are similar (6°C vs 7°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Fairbanks weather by month · Whitehorse weather by month · Best time to visit United States · Best time to visit Canada.
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