Jackson, WI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Jackson's primary NOAA station, JACKSON.
The climate verdict for Jackson
Jackson, Wisconsin has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 47°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 47°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 32.6"
- precipitation, annual total
- 168 days
- frost-free growing season
Jackson: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00473930 · Jackson, WI 47°F mean · 32.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 47°F
- RANK-COOL #1,784
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bear Ridge
- PRCP-MID 32.6"
- SWING-WIDE 51°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,178 HDD
- STN-1 USC00473930
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Bear Ridge, SD (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WI station list.
- Jackson (this station) 47°F
- Hot Gillette, WY 47°F
- Near Bear Ridge, SD 47°F
- Near Hay Springs, NE 47°F
- Near Rochester Wwtp, WI 47°F
Climate Living Index · Jackson
Jackson: 47/100 · grade D
Jackson publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Jackson, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 32.6 in · 2.4 from 35 in | 91/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 154 calendar days | 44/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 168 days/year | 40/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 46.7°F · 20.8° from 67.5°F | 26/100 · F |
Jackson · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Jackson is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 20.2°F and warmest-month mean 71.1°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 71.1°F
- Coldest month
- 20.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Jackson sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Jackson's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 74%
- Among 6,861 stations, Jackson sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 44th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Jackson is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Jackson compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Jackson's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F (-2°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 1.4" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 32°F (0°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 1.6" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 42°F (6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 1.8" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 3.5" | 12.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.4" | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.0" | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 2.8" | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.0" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 34°F (1°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 1.9" | 26.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 154 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 12°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 7, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 154 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 28, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 15 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 125 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 1 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Jackson.
Where Jackson Stands Nationally
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Jackson earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
7.4 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
Jackson spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 35% of the annual total and December through February 15%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Jackson has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 50.9°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 4.0" and January 1.4". The three wettest months together take 35% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Jackson's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 125 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 32.6" between them, or roughly 0.26 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
168 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,178
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
558
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WI closest to Jackson on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (47°F here).
- Allison, IA 47°F · 0.0°F off
- American Falls, ID 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Cherokee, IA 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Forsyth, MT 47°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (32.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Fort Worth, TX 32.6" · 0.0" off
- Jacksboro, TX 32.7" · 0.1" off
- Cloquet, MN 32.7" · 0.1" off
- Archer City, TX 32.5" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Jackson's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Jackson's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,178 annual heating degree days against 558 for cooling. Its 50.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Jackson's frost-free season lasts about 168 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Jackson's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 50.9°F. The annual average is 47°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Jackson's 32.6 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Jackson's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Jackson, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Jackson's primary station: JACKSON (USC00473930). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 5537675). Match rule for Jackson: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Jackson comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.