Jackson, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JACKSON REYNOLDS FLD, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jackson has an annual average temperature of 48.9°F with about 32.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.81 in) and February the driest (1.52 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,234
Cooling need
435

Best time to visit Jackson

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) 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.

1940s
16
1950s
58
1960s
64
1970s
60
1980s
34
1990s
33
2000s
25
2010s
54
2020s
22

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 31.3°F 17.5°F 24.4°F 1.67 in 13
February 34.5°F 18.6°F 26.6°F 1.52 in 10
March 45.3°F 26.7°F 36.0°F 1.93 in 11
April 58.5°F 37.1°F 47.8°F 2.94 in 13
May 69.8°F 47.7°F 58.8°F 3.40 in 12
June 78.9°F 57.1°F 68.0°F 3.58 in 11
July 82.5°F 60.7°F 71.6°F 3.35 in 9
August 80.4°F 59.4°F 69.9°F 3.81 in 10
September 73.6°F 51.7°F 62.6°F 2.98 in 10
October 61.1°F 41.4°F 51.2°F 2.92 in 11
November 47.7°F 32.1°F 39.9°F 2.33 in 11
December 36.2°F 23.6°F 29.9°F 1.76 in 12

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