Hot-summer humid continental
Jackson, Minnesota
Jackson County, Minnesota · Population 3.3k · 1,299 ft elevation
Living in Jackson
Jackson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jackson at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,299 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,783 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $702/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 9.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 9.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 5.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 2.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 1.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 5.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 10.2″ | 143 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology