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United States / Louisiana / Baton Rouge Metro Area / East Feliciana County / Jackson / Zip Codes
Jackson, LA, has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter temperature averages around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year; July being the wettest month of the year, with an average of 5 inches, while January is usually the driest with just under 3 inches. The area rarely experiences extreme weather conditions such as snow or hurricanes.

Jackson, Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Jackson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 63 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jackson is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.5 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Jackson, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJackson, LouisianaUnited States
  63.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  99.5 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  91.6°85.8°
  39.0°21.7°
  77
  5.74.3
  151 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.

August is the hottest month for Jackson with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In Jackson, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jackson are April, October and March.
In Jackson, there are 79.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson with an average of 39.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In Jackson, there are 23.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In Jackson, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
Humidity in Jackson can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
June is the wettest month in Jackson with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 4.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 63.1 inches in Jackson means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.
July is the rainiest month in Jackson with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.5 rainy days annually in Jackson, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Jackson, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Jackson.
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