Subarctic
Eielson AFB, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska · Population 3.1k · 554 ft elevation
Living in Eielson AFB
Eielson AFB has a subarctic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it is a snowy place (68″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eielson AFB at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 554 ft
- Average daily high
- 38°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 16°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 68″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,681 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,021/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Average commute
- 9 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0°F | -18°F | 0.5″ | 8.5″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 11°F | -11°F | 0.4″ | 6.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 25°F | -3°F | 0.3″ | 6.9″ | 278 hrs |
| Apr | 45°F | 21°F | 0.3″ | 3.5″ | 342 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 36°F | 0.7″ | 1.7″ | 355 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 50°F | 2.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 66°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Sep | 54°F | 34°F | 1.5″ | 2.6″ | 205 hrs |
| Oct | 33°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 12.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Nov | 10°F | -6°F | 0.5″ | 13.4″ | 87 hrs |
| Dec | 3°F | -14°F | 0.4″ | 11.7″ | 88 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology