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United States / Missouri / Cape Girardeau Metro Area / Cape Girardeau County / Jackson / Zip Codes
Jackson, MO has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 87 degrees Fahrenheit with an average low of 67 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, temperatures range from an average high of 45 degrees Fahrenheit to an average low of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 44 inches of rain and 1 inch of snow.

Jackson, Missouri gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Jackson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jackson is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Missouri.

7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Jackson, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJackson, MissouriUnited States
  49.0 in.38.1 in.
  10.2 in.27.8 in.
  107.9 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  89.5°85.8°
  23.5°21.7°
  7.17
  4.34.3
  459 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Jackson with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. 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 May, September and October.
In Jackson, there are 40.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson with an average of 23.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Missouri.
In Jackson, there are 94.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
In Jackson, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Jackson during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Jackson.
May is the wettest month in Jackson with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in Jackson means that it is one of the wettest places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Jackson with 11.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in Jackson, which is one of the rainiest places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.2 inches in Jackson means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. February is the snowiest month in Jackson with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Dwayne · Jackson, MO
Very Nice Town
Over 9 years ago

I started elementary school in Jackson, Missouri, and although I lived elsewhere during my life, I must say that Jackson is a very nice place to live. While nearby Cape  More

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