Jackson Metro Area, OH Climate

The Jackson, OH Metro Area has a typical humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 86°F (30°C), while winter temperatures are often quite frigid, with average lows of 24°F (-4.5°C). The area also receives significant amounts of precipitation throughout the year, with an average annual total of 41 inches (1041 mm). Snowfall is common in winter months, and occasionally occurs as early as October and as late as April.

Jackson Metro Area, Ohio gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson Metro Area averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Jackson Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Jackson metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Ohio.

8.8 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Jackson metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jackson, Ohio	United States
	42.3 in.	38.1 in.
	20.5 in.	27.8 in.
	131.3 days	106.2 days
	163 days	205 days
	84.5°	85.8°
	21.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.5	4.3
	779 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 the Jackson metro area with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In the Jackson metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Jackson metro area are September, June and May.

In the Jackson metro area, there are 12.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Jackson metro area with an average of 21.1°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.

In the Jackson metro area, there are 119.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.

In the Jackson metro area, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.

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

May is the wettest month in the Jackson metro area with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in the Jackson metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.

May is the rainiest month in the Jackson metro area with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 131.3 rainy days annually in the Jackson metro area, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. 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 20.5 inches in the Jackson metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in the Jackson metro area with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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