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Weather in Jackson, KY · National Weather Service + NOAA

Jackson is snow country

Jackson has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 59°, and lows to 35°.

Winter 48°/28°Spring 69°/43°Summer 86°/63°Fall 70°/46°
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Sunrise 6:59 am · sunset 5:34 pm

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What stands out about Jackson’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 23 inches a winter, more than 538 of 548 Kentucky towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Jackson’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
48° / 28°
7 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
69° / 43°
Last frost around Apr 6
Summer
86° / 63°
14 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
70° / 46°
First frost around Nov 1
Pastthe usual first frost (Nov 1). Last frost next spring: Apr 6
Best months to be outside
AprMaySepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Jackson get?About 23 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 5.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Jackson itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Jackson, KY (4 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.