August is one of the warmer months of the year in Jackson, with average highs near 32.8°C and lows around 20.8°C (mean 26.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 87 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Jackson. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Jackson was 2007 — when the month averaged 32°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 23.4°C. Typical August days reach 32.8°C with nights near 20.8°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is one of the drier months in Jackson, averaging 87 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2017 with 212 mm, while the driest was 1999 at 11 mm.
Relative humidity in Jackson during August averages 67%. The most humid August was 2021 at 80%, and the least humid was 1999 at 41%.
August receives about 5.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Jackson. The sunniest Augusts were 1999 and 2024 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 5.
Average wind speed in Jackson during August is 1.2 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 1986 and 1999 at 1.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1996, 2019 and 2022 at 1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.1°C | 26.3°C | 27.4°C | 26.7°C | 26.4°C | -0.7°C |
| Avg High | 33.4°C | 32.3°C | 33.6°C | 32.4°C | 32.0°C | -1.4°C |
| Avg Low | 20.8°C | 20.3°C | 21.2°C | 21.0°C | 20.9°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 67 mm | 74 mm | 89 mm | 98 mm | 117 mm | +50 mm |
August temperatures in Jackson have fallen by about 0.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 9.9°C (1986) to a record high of 43.4°C (2007).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 87 mm, with a wettest year of 212 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.3°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Jackson
August is one of the best times to visit Jackson. Expect days averaging 32.8°C and nights around 20.8°C (mean 26.8°C) — warmer than Jackson's yearly average — with higher rainfall (87 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.6°C | 26.9°C | 20.2°C | 39.6°C | 13.1°C | 22 mm | 60% | 1.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2024 | 35.6°C | 28.3°C | 21.0°C | 40.6°C | 14.9°C | 27 mm | 54% | 1.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 30.5°C | 25.6°C | 20.7°C | 35.0°C | 13.9°C | 193 mm | 79% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 31.4°C | 26.3°C | 21.3°C | 36.3°C | 17.5°C | 140 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 30.5°C | 25.9°C | 21.3°C | 35.1°C | 16.0°C | 154 mm | 80% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 30.4°C | 25.5°C | 20.6°C | 34.7°C | 17.4°C | 165 mm | 78% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 31.8°C | 26.4°C | 21.0°C | 35.3°C | 14.8°C | 108 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 32.2°C | 26.8°C | 21.4°C | 36.6°C | 15.8°C | 50 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2017 🌧️ | 31.5°C | 25.7°C | 19.9°C | 35.6°C | 14.7°C | 212 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 31.4°C | 27.0°C | 22.6°C | 34.2°C | 16.8°C | 136 mm | 79% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2015 | 31.5°C | 25.4°C | 19.3°C | 36.2°C | 14.0°C | 101 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2014 | 30.8°C | 25.7°C | 20.6°C | 34.2°C | 14.2°C | 118 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 30.4°C | 25.3°C | 20.2°C | 36.0°C | 12.4°C | 73 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 33.5°C | 26.9°C | 20.3°C | 37.4°C | 14.8°C | 67 mm | 61% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 35.2°C | 28.6°C | 21.9°C | 41.1°C | 17.5°C | 33 mm | 62% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 35.3°C | 29.1°C | 22.9°C | 38.6°C | 15.9°C | 78 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2009 | 30.0°C | 24.7°C | 19.4°C | 32.8°C | 13.9°C | 70 mm | 77% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 32.7°C | 26.4°C | 20.1°C | 38.7°C | 15.9°C | 77 mm | 64% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 🔥 | 38.9°C | 32.0°C | 25.2°C | 43.4°C | 20.6°C | 24 mm | 45% | 1.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 34.9°C | 28.4°C | 22.0°C | 39.3°C | 17.1°C | 87 mm | 65% | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 34.6°C | 28.4°C | 22.3°C | 39.1°C | 18.3°C | 163 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 29.5°C | 23.7°C | 17.9°C | 34.8°C | 11.5°C | 120 mm | 73% | 1.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 31.7°C | 26.3°C | 21.0°C | 34.8°C | 17.3°C | 102 mm | 76% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 33.7°C | 27.6°C | 21.4°C | 39.5°C | 16.8°C | 106 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 33.3°C | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 37.4°C | 16.2°C | 107 mm | 66% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 36.9°C | 29.5°C | 22.1°C | 42.6°C | 16.3°C | 36 mm | 50% | 1.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 36.5°C | 28.7°C | 21.0°C | 40.4°C | 16.4°C | 11 mm | 41% | 1.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 30.8°C | 25.4°C | 20.0°C | 34.9°C | 17.3°C | 71 mm | 74% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 29.7°C | 24.6°C | 19.5°C | 32.7°C | 12.6°C | 158 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 31.7°C | 25.7°C | 19.7°C | 35.9°C | 16.2°C | 38 mm | 68% | 1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 33.6°C | 28.0°C | 22.4°C | 37.5°C | 17.2°C | 129 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 31.2°C | 25.0°C | 18.8°C | 34.6°C | 12.3°C | 64 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 34.1°C | 28.1°C | 22.2°C | 38.2°C | 16.7°C | 74 mm | 65% | 1.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 28.8°C | 23.4°C | 18.1°C | 32.1°C | 12.8°C | 88 mm | 76% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 31.3°C | 25.8°C | 20.4°C | 34.8°C | 14.4°C | 77 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 35.3°C | 28.1°C | 20.9°C | 41.8°C | 14.5°C | 28 mm | 55% | 1.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1989 | 30.8°C | 25.4°C | 19.9°C | 34.4°C | 11.5°C | 47 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 34.8°C | 28.2°C | 21.5°C | 39.6°C | 11.8°C | 52 mm | 62% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1987 | 35.6°C | 28.8°C | 22.1°C | 39.8°C | 16.1°C | 52 mm | 57% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 32.7°C | 26.1°C | 19.6°C | 36.4°C | 9.9°C | 61 mm | 62% | 1.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1985 | 31.7°C | 25.8°C | 19.9°C | 36.4°C | 15.1°C | 123 mm | 72% | 1.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1984 | 32.3°C | 26.2°C | 20.1°C | 36.0°C | 14.7°C | 49 mm | 68% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 36.6°C | 29.8°C | 23.0°C | 39.2°C | 17.2°C | 34 mm | 55% | 1.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.2°C | 26.8°C | 20.4°C | 37.1°C | 16.8°C | 78 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.8°C | 26.6°C | 20.3°C | 37.0°C | 17.3°C | 105 mm | 67% | 1.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 32.8°C with lows near 20.8°C (mean 26.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 87 mm of rainfall in Jackson, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 212 mm in 2017.
The hottest August reached 43.4°C in 2007. The coldest dipped to 9.9°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have fallen by about 0.4°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 20.7°C to 20.9°C while daytime highs eased from 33.3°C to 32.3°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Jackson and one of the drier months, so plan for around 32.8°C daytime highs and 20.8°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 12th coolest month in Jackson, averaging 26.8°C.
For August in Jackson, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.8°C and lows of 20.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 1.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 1.5 m/s (1986).
The wettest August on record was 2017 with 212 mm. On average, August sees 87 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Jackson behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
