Jackson Hole weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Jackson Hole is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with August and June close behind. Jackson Hole averages about 2,836 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,836
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 656 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈4.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,959 m
When is the best time to visit Jackson Hole?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jackson Hole is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jackson Hole?
Jackson Hole gets a lot of sun: around 2,836 hours a year. 91 Sunshine Score points separate July (91) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #109 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 656 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -14° / 7°F | 69 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 62 mm | 3 |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 60 mm | 4 |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 63 mm | 5 |
| May | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 63 mm | 7 |
| June | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 50 mm | 8 |
| July | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 24 mm | 9 |
| August | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 10° / 50°F | 31 mm | 8 |
| September | 87 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 46 mm | 6 |
| October | 21 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 54 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 61 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 73 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Idaho Falls United States · 108 km · best in Jul · 2,995 h sun/yr
- Bozeman United States · 244 km · best in Jul · 2,641 h sun/yr
- Billings United States · 300 km · best in Jul · 2,701 h sun/yr
- Salt Lake City United States · 330 km · best in Aug · 3,123 h sun/yr
- Provo United States · 385 km · best in Jun · 3,122 h sun/yr
- Great Falls United States · 434 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- West Yellowstone United States · 124 km · 2,635 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pocatello United States · 169 km · 2,918 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cody United States · 170 km · 2,797 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Riverton United States · 194 km · 3,100 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Jackson Hole compares month by month: Jackson Hole vs Salt Lake City · Jackson Hole vs Billings · Jackson Hole vs Idaho Falls · Jackson Hole vs Bozeman · all comparisons
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