Jackson, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from QUICKSAND, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Jackson has an annual average temperature of 54.5°F with about 48.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.13 in) and November the driest (3.13 in).
Best time to visit Jackson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →38 of 366 (10.4%) of Jackson's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1920s | 61 | |
| 1930s | 155 | |
| 1940s | 99 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 0 | |
| 2010s | 30 | |
| 2020s | 21 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43.6°F | 22.9°F | 33.3°F | 3.86 in | — | — |
| February | 47.5°F | 25.7°F | 36.6°F | 3.60 in | — | — |
| March | 56.6°F | 31.3°F | 43.9°F | 4.12 in | — | — |
| April | 67.9°F | 39.7°F | 53.8°F | 4.50 in | — | — |
| May | 75.1°F | 50.9°F | 63.0°F | 4.71 in | — | — |
| June | 81.9°F | 59.7°F | 70.8°F | 4.99 in | — | — |
| July | 84.6°F | 64.1°F | 74.4°F | 5.13 in | — | — |
| August | 83.9°F | 62.6°F | 73.3°F | 4.01 in | — | — |
| September | 79.1°F | 55.6°F | 67.4°F | 3.41 in | — | — |
| October | 68.6°F | 41.8°F | 55.2°F | 3.30 in | — | — |
| November | 57.5°F | 32.1°F | 44.8°F | 3.13 in | — | — |
| December | 47.9°F | 26.7°F | 37.3°F | 4.19 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Jackson
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).