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Fayetteville, NC vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 74.2% less rainy days than Fayetteville.
- Fairbanks has 29.2% less Sunny Days than Fayetteville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 31.1% worse than Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny219  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  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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