Northern lights in Fairbanks in February

One of the best months of the year — 50% of February nights offer a real window.

The numbers behind it: February nights in Fairbanks average about 11 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 83% of days, and 60% of nights offer at least one reasonably clear hour after dark.

Neither clouds nor solar activity dominates — February failures are usually bad single-night luck. Several nights in a row is the honest insurance policy.

Numbers come from 1996–2025 Kp records (GFZ Potsdam) and 2015–2024 hourly cloud history for Fairbanks itself — the full method is on the methodology page. Travelling soon? Check tonight's live Fairbanks forecast.

February against the rest of the year

1. Jan53% of nights
2. Feb50% of nights
3. Mar45% of nights
4. Apr42% of nights
5. Maymidnight sun
6. Junmidnight sun
7. Julmidnight sun
8. Aug13% of nights
9. Sep36% of nights
10. Oct39% of nights
11. Nov35% of nights
12. Dec37% of nights

January in Fairbanks · March in Fairbanks · full year overview

February elsewhere under the oval

• Yellowknife 65% of nights
• Kiruna 35% of nights
• Lofoten Islands 34% of nights
• Reykjavík 30% of nights
• Tromsø 27% of nights
• Rovaniemi 21% of nights
• Abisko 20% of nights