Warm-summer humid continental
Jackson, Wyoming
Teton County, Wyoming · Population 11k · 6,247 ft elevation
Living in Jackson
Jackson has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Jackson is an outdoor hub: about 89% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Jackson at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 6,247 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 24°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,975/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 178 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 573 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 71%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 89%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,839 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 6°F | 1.4″ | 19.1″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 9°F | 1.4″ | 15.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 9.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 4.2″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 60°F | 31°F | 1.8″ | 0.6″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 38°F | 1.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 41°F | 1.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 2.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 11.0″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 7°F | 1.8″ | 16.4″ | 134 hrs |
Near Jackson
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology