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Jackson in August

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

August in Jackson is warm: highs near 82°F, lows near 51°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 16 minutes from the first week to the last.August in Jackson is warm: highs near 28°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 16 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
82°F28°Caverage
Low
51°F11°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 29% of days
Daylight
13h 54mon average

Is August a good time to visit Jackson?

Yes. August is one of Jackson's best months (July to September).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How August sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 82°F in August, against 30°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 28°C in August, against -1°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

29% of days in August, against 25% to 57% through the year.

Cloud cover

29% cover in August, against 26% to 62% through the year.

Daylight

13h 54m in August, against 9h 00m to 15h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with August shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. July83°28°low 51°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. August82°28°low 51°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. September73°23°low 43°low 6°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Jackson sits, in August

America/Boise
this place
typical high in August 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-August
6:27 AMsets 8:29 PM
Above the sea
1,912 mhigh country
Latitude
43.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Moose35 km north-east

The land around Jackson, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in August

high · low · wet days
See August on the planning mapThe whole year in Jackson

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Jackson. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,912 m) against the climate model's (2,059 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,912 m) against the climate model's (2,059 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.