2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Vancouver, WA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 72.2% less rainy days than Vancouver.
- Fairbanks has 8.4% more Sunny Days than Vancouver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 31.1% worse than Vancouver
 Vancouver, WAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny143  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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