Jackson County, KY Climate

Jackson County, Kentucky has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. Summers are sunny and the average temperature ranges from the mid-80s to the low 90s with high humidity levels. Winters are mild with temperatures ranging from the high 40s to mid 50s, although occasionally winter temperatures can dip below freezing. Jackson County sees notable rainfall throughout the year as well as occasional snowfall in the winter months. The county is also prone to tornadoes during severe thunderstorms that typically occur in late spring and early summer.

Jackson County, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson County averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Jackson County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Jackson County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jackson, Kentucky	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	10.7 in.	27.8 in.
	121.7 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	85.3°	85.8°
	23.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	1214 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 County with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Jackson County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jackson County are September, May and June.

In Jackson County, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jackson County with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Jackson County, there are 109.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Jackson County, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Jackson County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Jackson County.

May is the wettest month in Jackson County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Jackson County means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Jackson County with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 121.7 rainy days annually in Jackson County, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in Jackson County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Jackson County with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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