Jackson, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Jackson's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 50.9 inches of precipitation and 5 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.0°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,293 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationJackson
- Station IDUSC00314456
- Location36.40°N 77.42°W
- Elevation123 ft (38 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population413
On October 22, the normal high in Jackson is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Jackson.
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 54° 30°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 55°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 87° 67°
- Sep 82° 61°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 53° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Jackson each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.99 in), the least in February (2.89 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | 3.74 | 2.8 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 30°F | 41.9°F | 2.89 | 0.8 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 36°F | 48.6°F | 4.39 | 0.2 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 45°F | 58.0°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 74.7°F | 4.74 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.7°F | 5.99 | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 67°F | 77.0°F | 5.16 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 61°F | 71.0°F | 5.23 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 48°F | 59.7°F | 3.82 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.6°F | 3.56 | 0.1 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.6°F | 3.71 | 1.1 | 9 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 48°F | 59.0°F | 50.89 | 5.0 | 104 | 43 | 80 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 95 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.5°C | 73 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 112 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.7°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.0°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 16°C | 21.7°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 94 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314456; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Jackson?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314456.
When is the last frost in Jackson?
In Jackson, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 20 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 51 year in 10 after April 18; 9 in 10 after March 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 211 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 234 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jackson in zone 8a in ZIP code 27845, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Jackson's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (28 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00314456; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Jackson?
In a normal year in Jackson, 43 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 80 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 43a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 80a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 105°F, on July 31, 1953; the lowest is −8°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2006, with 65.71 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 52.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00314456; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00314456. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Jackson?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Jackson, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.5 |
| February | 72% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 76% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Jackson need?
A normal year in Jackson brings 3,665 heating degree days, 32% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,495 cooling degree days, 65% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,479 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 792 | 0 |
| February | 647 | 0 |
| March | 514 | 4 |
| April | 241 | 33 |
| May | 77 | 119 |
| June | 6 | 297 |
| July | 0 | 423 |
| August | 0 | 371 |
| September | 21 | 203 |
| October | 204 | 39 |
| November | 464 | 4 |
| December | 697 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,665 | 1,495 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314456. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Jackson been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.0°F, equal to the 1991-2020 normal of 59.0°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.6°F | +0.6°F | 50.21 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 59.3°F | +0.3°F | 39.45 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 60.3°F | +1.3°F | 47.94 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 59.0°F | at normal | 45.81 | 7.7 |
Over 55 complete years from 1953 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.1°F per century (+0.23°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00314456; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Jackson's climate compare?
Jackson is warmer than 51 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 66. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.0°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Jackson is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Jackson share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Rich Square, NC849 people · 11 mi SE
- Lasker, NC57 people · 7 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Jackson's climate
What is the coldest month in Jackson?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Jackson?
Yes: 5 inches in a normal year, falling on 3 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Jackson?
July, with 5.99 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Jackson in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Jackson in zone 8a in ZIP code 27845, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Jackson's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Jackson?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 18. Waiting until April 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Roanoke Rapids, NC16 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
- Murfreesboro, NC19 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Emporia, VA22 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- Lewiston, NC23 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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