Jackson has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
85°
363rd hottest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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January low
22°
632nd mildest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Rain + melted snow
41 in
1040th driest of 2,573 Ohio towns
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Snow a winter
28 in
699th snowiest of 2,536 Ohio towns
A normal year
What a year in Jackson feels like
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Winter
40° / 24°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
63° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 18
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Summer
84° / 63°
Typical high / low · 21 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
65° / 44°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 27
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32°
37°
22°
41°
24°
51°
32°
65°
41°
74°
52°
82°
61°
85°
64°
84°
62°
78°
55°
66°
44°
53°
34°
42°
27°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Jackson weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
37°
22°
2.8"
9.5"
15
11
21° – 41°
February
41°
24°
2.4"
7.6"
12
8
19° – 42°
March
51°
32°
3.5"
4.1"
13
3
35° – 53°
April
65°
41°
4.0"
0.5"
14
0
47° – 59°
May
74°
52°
4.3"
0
14
0
57° – 71°
June
82°
61°
4.4"
0
12
0
67° – 74°
July
85°
64°
4.2"
0
11
0
70° – 79°
August
84°
62°
3.6"
0
10
0
69° – 77°
September
78°
55°
3.2"
0
9
0
63° – 72°
October
66°
44°
2.8"
0.2"
10
0
51° – 61°
November
53°
34°
2.8"
1.2"
11
1
37° – 49°
December
42°
27°
3.0"
5.1"
13
5
23° – 45°
Year
63°
43°
40.9"
28.2"
141
27
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Jackson
Jackson gets 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 141 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 27 days of the year.
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41 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 54% of U.S. towns
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28 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 55% of U.S. towns
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27 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 52% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.4"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
9.5"
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Frost & the growing season
About 191 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first one by October 27. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 65% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 27
191 frost-free days
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103
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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2
nights below 0° in a normal year
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21
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Jackson
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Jackson, 83% of that work is heating and 17% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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5,233 heating degree daysLess heating than 61% of U.S. towns
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1,068 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 63% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Jackson
Jackson and its neighbors
Jackson borders 8 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Prairie has the coldest January nights (21°) and Franklin the hottest July afternoons (86°). Jackson’s January low is 22° and its July high 85°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Jackson averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.6°). The shift is smaller than in 58% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.8°now 32°, was 30°
🌷 Spring+1.4°now 52°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+0.5°now 73°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+0.9°now 55°, was 54°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Jackson’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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+2.6°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 19° to 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Jackson’s climate
What is the coldest month in Jackson?
January, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Jackson?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 21 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Jackson get?
About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Jackson?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 27, and the last spring frost by April 18.
What is the rainiest month in Jackson?
June, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 41 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Jackson itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Columbus Port Columbus Intl Airport, OH (14 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.