Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Jackson Hole Airport Wyoming, United States

At Jackson Hole Airport, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 6°F to 80°F and is rarely below -13°F or above 87°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Jackson Hole Airport for warm-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 44°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 18 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 35°F. The coldest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is January, with an average low of 6°F and high of 25°F.

At Jackson Hole Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Jackson Hole Airport begins around June 9 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around October 13.

The clearest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 13 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around June 9.

The cloudiest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Jackson Hole Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.3 months, from November 5 to June 13, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Jackson Hole Airport is May, with an average of 9.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.7 months, from June 13 to November 5. The month with the fewest wet days at Jackson Hole Airport is July, with an average of 5.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Jackson Hole Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.8 months, from March 20 to November 11. The month with the most days of rain alone at Jackson Hole Airport is May, with an average of 8.5 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.1 months, from November 11 to March 17. The month with the most days of snow alone at Jackson Hole Airport is December, with an average of 5.5 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 3.0 days, from March 17 to March 20. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain at Jackson Hole Airport is November, with an average of 2.4 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Jackson Hole Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from February 28 to December 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Jackson Hole Airport is May, with an average rainfall of 1.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from December 13 to February 28. The month with the least rain at Jackson Hole Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Jackson Hole Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 7 to May 7, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Jackson Hole Airport is December, with an average snowfall of 12.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 7 to October 7. The least snow falls around July 29, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Jackson Hole Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:40 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 20 minutes later at 8:00 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:46 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 22 minutes later at 9:08 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Jackson Hole Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Jackson Hole Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Jackson Hole Airport does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 5.0 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Jackson Hole Airport is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Jackson Hole Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Jackson Hole Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Jackson Hole Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Jackson Hole Airport typically lasts for 2.4 months (72 days), from around June 18 to around August 29, rarely starting before May 24 or after July 11, and rarely ending before August 6 or after September 17.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Jackson Hole Airport should appear around May 23, only rarely appearing before May 10 or after June 10.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 21 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is July, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 29 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Jackson Hole Airport is December, with an average of 1.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Jackson Hole Airport are 43.607 deg latitude, -110.739 deg longitude, and 6,424 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Jackson Hole Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 259 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,426 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (7,500 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,691 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Jackson Hole Airport is covered by shrubs (82%) and grassland (13%), within 10 miles by shrubs (54%) and trees (20%), and within 50 miles by trees (43%) and shrubs (39%).