Which city has more tolerable winters in your opinion? Columbus, Ohio Versus Fairbanks Alaska (climate, hot)

[Isleofpalms85]

Which city has more “Tolerable” winter seasons in your opinion?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus#Climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbanks#Climate

[Frostnip]

The challenge with winter in the Fairbanks area is mostly the length. Pretty much anyone can handle extreme cold and very little sunlight for a few days or a week. Extreme cold and very little sunlight for months is a lot harder to stomach psychologically, especially with long chilly shoulder seasons before and after. The extended cold is also very hard on structures and equipment and adds quite a bit of expense.

The northern lights and the natural beauty of the region are some compensations Ohio doesn't have.

[klimkin199]

For me, Columbus' winters are very tolerable.
Fairbanks' winters are too cold and cloudy for me.

[Isleofpalms85]

Looks like Columbus’ winters are more “Tolerable” than Fairbanks. I would tend to agree with such a proposition, as the long severe winters Fairbanks probably makes Columbus winters look balmy in comparison

[svelten]

Fairbanks is insanely cold in the winter, the results should be lopsided

[ShaheenHassan]

Columbus has much more tolerable winters than Fairbanks but still both have bad winters.

[Shalop]

Fairbanks has better winters, that's for sure.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

I voted the third choice, but if forced to pick one, it's Columbus no contest. Fairbanks has one of the crappiest winters in the world!

[UpstaterNY1]

Is that even a question? I know you love to disparage DFB and DFA climates but come on. Alaska is a subarctic climate that averages below zero in the winter often with sometimes days of -20 or below weather during even the day even which makes Ohio look like a tropical paradise next to it. Columbus at least also has hot summers with lots of humidity. That’s not something you see either in Fairbanks. And with the ongoing climate change that’s happening. You’ll at least have a chance of seeing subtropical climate status in 50 years time in Ohio. Not something Fairbanks will see ever unless it warms massively.

[Shalop]

Originally Posted by UpstaterNY1

Is that even a question?

It's a dumb comparison for sure. The two winters aren't even remotely close to each other. One is 5 months long with -20C mean temperatures and the other is 3 months long with 0C mean temps.