Jacksonville, VT Climate


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Jacksonville, VT has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 43°F (6°C), ranging from an average high of 76°F (24°C) in the summer months to an average low of 12°F (-11°C) in the winter months. Jacksonville sees significant snowfall, usually between 40 and 50 inches (102 to 127 cm) annually. Precipitation is highest during the summer months, with August typically being the wettest month. Overall, Jacksonville has four distinct seasons that bring changing weather patterns throughout the year.

Jacksonville, Vermont gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jacksonville averages 102 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Jacksonville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jacksonville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 102 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Jacksonville is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

8.9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Jacksonville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Jacksonville with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Vermont. In Jacksonville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jacksonville are July, August and June.
In Jacksonville, there are 0.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jacksonville with an average of 10.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Vermont.
In Jacksonville, there are 164.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Jacksonville, there are 10.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Vermont.
Humidity in Jacksonville is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
October is the wettest month in Jacksonville with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.3 inches in Jacksonville means that it is one of the wettest places in Vermont.
May is the rainiest month in Jacksonville with 14.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in Jacksonville, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 101.7 inches in Jacksonville means that it is snowier than most places in Vermont. January is the snowiest month in Jacksonville with 26.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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