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Typical April weather

Fairbanks

Alaska · April

Mud, meltwater, and a whole town watching the river.

46° days
22° nights

about 3 snowy days · 15 hours of daylight

What to pack

What April feels like

April belongs to the Nenana Ice Classic — a tripod planted out on the Tanana ice and tickets sold statewide guessing the exact minute it goes out. It has been running for over a century, which tells you how much of an Interior institution breakup is. Aurora season winds down as the sky stops getting properly dark.

Winter is doing its thing: 3.1 in of snow in a typical April, with fresh snow on about 3 days. Nearly every night dips below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high46°
Typical low22°
Days with snow3
Rain and melted snow0.3 in
Snowfall3.1 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:13 am / 9:27 pm

How April compares

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