Is this weather normal in Jackson County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Jackson County just had its 6th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. The last 12 months brought 47.9 inches of rain and snow there, 73% of the usual 65.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 37°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Jackson County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.2°OctNov: +1.4°NovDec: +0.8°DecJan 2026: -1.1°JanFeb: -0.5°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +4.8°AprMay: 0.0°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +4.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.5 inOctNov: -3.6 inNovDec: -3.7 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: -2.7 inFebMar: -3.4 inMarApr: -3.1 inAprMay: +2.4 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +0.6 inJulAug: +1.1 inAugSep: -1.4 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Jackson County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 25°6.1 in47.8° 195021.6° 1940
February48° / 28°5.5 in46.7° 201826.1° 1895
March55° / 33°5.8 in52.4° 192130.5° 1960
April65° / 40°5.5 in57.4° 189644.8° 1901
May71° / 48°5.1 in66.2° 189653.8° 1917
June77° / 56°5.5 in71.2° 195261.1° 1955
July79° / 59°5.6 in72.4° 199364.9° 1967
August78° / 58°5.1 in71.8° 200764.4° 1967
September73° / 53°4.9 in70.4° 192557.6° 1967
October64° / 42°4.9 in62.4° 191946.3° 1917
November55° / 33°5.2 in52.7° 198537.2° 1901
December47° / 28°6.4 in47.5° 201527.0° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Jackson County

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