Jackson climate

Jackson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jackson, 0.5 km from Jackson

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 13 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jackson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
93°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
25°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
48%
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F40°F86°F 201331°F 202041%2%
May 261°F41°F87°F 202128°F 202641%1%
May 362°F41°F85°F 202130°F 201741%1%
May 462°F41°F79°F 201231°F 201141%1%
May 563°F42°F79°F 202631°F 202241%1%
May 663°F42°F76°F 201832°F 202041%1%
May 764°F42°F84°F 201630°F 202641%1%
May 864°F43°F83°F 201528°F 201741%1%
May 964°F43°F81°F 201825°F 202041%1%
May 1065°F43°F73°F 202232°F 202641%1%
May 1165°F44°F87°F 202231°F 202141%1%
May 1266°F44°F84°F 202230°F 202041%0%
May 1366°F45°F92°F 202228°F 201341%0%
May 1466°F45°F90°F 202233°F 201541%0%
May 1567°F45°F85°F 202230°F 201641%0%
May 1667°F46°F83°F 201235°F 201541%0%
May 1768°F46°F85°F 201734°F 201141%0%
May 1868°F46°F81°F 201535°F 201641%0%
May 1968°F47°F86°F 202438°F 201741%0%
May 2069°F47°F88°F 201234°F 201542%0%
May 2169°F47°F89°F 201239°F 201942%0%
May 2269°F48°F83°F 201436°F 201542%0%
May 2370°F48°F86°F 201136°F 201542%0%
May 2470°F49°F83°F 202333°F 201342%0%
May 2571°F49°F86°F 201637°F 202542%0%
May 2671°F49°F87°F 202035°F 202342%0%
May 2771°F50°F89°F 201836°F 201142%0%
May 2872°F50°F93°F 201839°F 202142%0%
May 2972°F50°F92°F 201835°F 202142%0%
May 3072°F51°F87°F 201835°F 202142%0%
May 3173°F51°F90°F 201136°F 200942%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473930 (Jackson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00479052, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.