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Birmingham, AL vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 79.0% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Fairbanks has 27.2% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 30.1% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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