2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Paintsville, KY vs Jackson, WY

Highlights

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Jackson. Paintsville averages 169 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson, Wyoming gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. Paintsville, Kentucky gets 44.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Jackson averages 109 inches of snow per year. Paintsville averages 9.2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Jackson, Wyoming
Summer High: the July high is around 80.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2.5
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 109 inches of snow a year

Paintsville, Kentucky
Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22.4
Rain: averages 44.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9.2 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jackson is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wyoming.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Paintsville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

Today's Weather - Paintsville, KY

79°F

Today's Weather - Jackson, WY

45°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Paintsville / Jackson

July is the hottest month for Paintsville with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Paintsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Paintsville are September, May and June.

July is the hottest month for Jackson with an average high temperature of 80.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wyoming. In Jackson, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jackson are August, July and June.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Paintsville with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson with an average of 2.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Wyoming.

In Paintsville, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

In Jackson, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wyoming.

In Paintsville, there are 119.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Jackson, there are 235.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Wyoming.

In Paintsville, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Jackson, there are 41.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wyoming.

July is the wettest month in Paintsville with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Paintsville means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.


December is the wettest month in Jackson with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.0 inches in Jackson means that it is one of the wettest places in Wyoming.

March is the rainiest month in Paintsville with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 118.8 rainy days annually in Paintsville, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

December is the rainiest month in Jackson with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Jackson, which is one of the rainiest places in Wyoming. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.2 inches in Paintsville means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

An annual snowfall of 109.0 inches in Jackson means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wyoming.

February is the snowiest month in Paintsville with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Jackson with 26.2 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.