Jackson, MS: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 84.3°F in Jackson, MS, the warmest August since 2023, tied 14th warmest of 131 (with 1947).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 84.3°F; Warmest since 2023; 14th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 3.94 in; Wettest since 2022; 57th wettest of 131

A normal August in Jackson, MS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 81.5°F, between 79°F and 84.6°F in eight years of ten and 4.42 in of precipitation, between 1.26 in and 8.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Jackson, MS since 1896: 84.3°F in 2026; the highest is 87.8°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 79 to 84.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Jackson, MS from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	84.3	14	95.9	16	72.7	14	3.94	57	0
2025	82.5	38	93	52	72	29	3.75	60	0
2024	84.2	16	95.5	20	72.9	12	1.21	117	0
2023	87.8	1	100.3	1	75.3	1	0.07	131	0
2022	80.6	93	89.1	122	72.1	27	12.75	1	0
2021	82.1	45	91.5	81	72.7	14	6.48	21	0
2020	81.4	67	91.5	81	71.3	50	7.91	9	0
2019	82.5	38	93.1	50	72	29	4.36	48	0
2018	81	78	91.6	77	70.3	80	2.97	76	0
2017	80.7	91	88.7	125	72.6	17	6.72	18	0
2016	83.4	22	92.5	62	74.3	4	9.42	5	0
2015	83.4	22	95.9	16	71	57	0.40	128	0
2014	81.4	67	92	71	70.8	62	3.51	65	0
2013	81.6	60	92	71	71.2	55	2.95	77	0
2012	81	78	90.7	100	71.3	50	8.95	6	0
2011	85.4	6	97.7	8	73	9	0.83	121	0
2010	84.5	12	94.5	25	74.6	2	8.26	8	0
2009	80.1	109	90.1	110	70.1	86	2.30	95	0
2008	79.4	121	88.2	128	70.5	73	11.51	2	0
2007	85.3	7	97.3	9	73.3	5	1.31	116	0
2006	84	17	94.9	22	73.1	7	1.49	112	0
2005	82.9	28	93.7	37	72	29	7.72	10	0
2004	77.5	129	88	130	67.1	127	7.70	11	0
2003	81.6	60	91.6	77	71.6	42	4.47	46	0
2002	80.9	81	90.6	104	71.2	55	5.44	33	0
2001	80.5	97	89.5	119	71.5	46	4.71	41	0
2000	85	9	98.6	5	71.3	50	0.26	129	0
1999	84	17	96.6	11	71.3	50	1.71	108	0
1998	82.7	32	93.5	44	71.8	37	2.03	100	0
1997	79.5	118	90.1	110	68.9	116	5.02	38	0
1996	78.9	126	88.3	127	69.5	101	6.70	19	0
1995	83.6	21	94.1	30	73	9	5.26	35	0
1994	79	125	89	123	68.9	116	4.29	49	0
1993	82.9	28	93.2	47	72.6	17	2.47	88	0
1992	77.8	128	88.9	124	66.7	129	8.33	7	0
1991	81.4	67	92.6	59	70.2	82	1.49	112	0
1990	82.3	43	95.9	16	68.7	119	0.61	126	0
1989	80.8	85	92.5	62	69.1	113	1.74	107	0
1988	82.6	34	93.6	42	71.6	42	3.02	75	0
1987	82.8	30	93.2	47	72.5	21	4.03	54	0
1986	80.5	97	92.5	62	68.5	120	2.03	100	0
1985	80.3	103	90.5	105	70.1	86	7.06	16	0
1984	79.9	114	89.3	121	70.5	73	4.56	44	0
1983	82.6	34	92.3	66	73	9	3.70	61	0
1982	81.8	55	91	90	72.6	17	4.97	39	0
1981	82.6	34	93.6	42	71.6	42	2.81	82	0
1980	84.7	10	97.3	9	72	29	1.45	114	0
1979	79.6	116	90.1	110	69.2	109	7.44	14	0
1978	82	49	92.3	66	71.7	40	1.80	106	0
1977	82	49	91.5	81	72.5	21	1.45	114	0
1976	80.2	105	91.4	85	69	115	5.26	35	0
1975	80.5	97	89.6	116	71.5	46	6.21	25	0
1974	79.3	123	89.6	116	68.9	116	6.17	26	0
1973	80.1	109	90.9	91	69.2	109	2.38	91	0
1972	82.8	30	93.8	35	71.8	37	2.84	80	0
1971	80.4	102	90.3	108	70.6	67	2.64	86	0
1970	81.6	60	90.8	94	72.4	25	5.64	29	0
1969	79.6	116	91.5	81	67.7	125	3.35	71	0
1968	80.8	85	92	71	69.7	96	3.90	58	0
1967	77	131	87.2	131	66.8	128	3.49	67	0
1966	78.3	127	88.7	125	67.9	124	6.65	20	0
1965	79.4	121	90.8	94	68.1	123	3.61	63	0
1964	81.7	58	91.2	88	72.1	27	6.43	22	0
1963	81.9	52	93.4	46	70.4	76	1.65	110	0
1962	83.2	25	94.4	28	72	29	2.91	78	0
1961	79.1	124	89.7	115	68.5	120	3.96	56	0
1960	80.5	97	89.6	116	71.3	50	10.23	4	0
1959	81.4	67	91.8	74	71	57	2.76	83	0
1958	79.7	115	89.8	114	69.6	99	2.87	79	0
1957	80.2	105	91.3	87	69.1	113	0.93	120	0
1956	80.8	85	93.1	50	68.5	120	3.27	72	0
1955	80.2	105	90.3	108	70.1	86	0.52	127	0
1954	86	2	99.3	2	72.7	14	2.17	98	0
1953	81.5	65	92.9	54	70.2	82	2.27	96	0
1952	84	17	96.5	13	71.5	46	1.51	111	0
1951	85.7	3	98.5	6	72.9	12	2.19	97	0
1950	80	111	90.7	100	69.3	107	3.18	73	0
1949	81.4	67	92.6	59	70.2	82	1.14	118	0
1948	81.4	67	92.8	56	70	90	6.25	24	0
1947	84.3	14	96.6	11	72	29	2.37	92	0
1946	80.3	103	90.8	94	69.7	96	0.23	130	0
1945	81	78	92.1	69	69.8	95	4.02	55	0
1944	82	49	93.5	44	70.6	67	4.65	43	0
1943	85.6	4	98.7	4	72.5	21	0.68	124	0
1942	81.1	76	91.2	88	71	57	11.39	3	0
1941	82.1	45	93.2	47	71	57	3.38	69	0
1940	80.9	81	90.9	91	70.8	62	1.83	105	0
1939	81.9	52	94.1	30	69.7	96	2.45	89	0
1938	82.1	45	93.7	37	70.5	73	3.36	70	0
1937	81.6	60	93	52	70.3	80	5.92	27	0
1936	82.4	42	94.8	23	69.9	92	3.68	62	0
1935	82.5	38	94.1	30	70.8	62	4.23	51	1
1934	83.2	25	94.8	23	71.7	40	2.84	80	0
1933	80	111	90.7	100	69.2	109	2.14	99	0
1932	81.5	65	92.7	58	70.4	76	3.48	68	1
1931	77.3	130	88.2	128	66.3	130	4.14	53	0
1930	80.8	85	94.5	25	67.2	126	2.57	87	0
1929	81.7	58	93.8	35	69.5	101	1.99	102	0
1928	84.4	13	95.6	19	73.3	5	0.82	122	0
1927	80	111	90.8	94	69.2	109	5.48	32	0
1926	82.7	32	92.2	68	73.1	7	3.18	73	0
1925	82.5	38	95	21	70.1	86	1.70	109	0
1924	85.6	4	98.9	3	72.4	25	0.67	125	0
1923	80.5	97	90.4	107	70.6	67	3.89	59	0
1922	80.6	93	91.6	77	69.5	101	4.39	47	0
1921	84.6	11	96.5	13	72.6	17	2.36	93	0
1920	80.2	105	90.5	105	69.9	92	5.92	27	0
1919	82.6	34	92.6	59	72.5	21	5.18	37	0
1918	82.1	45	93.7	37	70.6	67	2.32	94	0
1917	81.1	76	92.9	54	69.3	107	4.17	52	0
1916	81.4	67	92.1	69	70.7	66	4.28	50	0
1915	80.8	85	91.4	85	70.2	82	2.66	85	0
1914	81.6	60	91.8	74	71.4	49	7.65	12	0
1913	81.8	55	94.1	30	69.5	101	3.52	64	0
1912	81.3	74	92.5	62	70	90	4.69	42	0
1911	80.7	91	90.8	94	70.6	67	5.62	30	0
1910	82.2	44	93.7	37	70.6	67	1.98	103	0
1909	83	27	94.2	29	71.9	35	2.42	90	0
1908	80.6	93	90.7	100	70.4	76	6.32	23	0
1907	81.8	55	92.8	56	70.8	62	3.51	65	0
1906	81.9	52	94.5	25	69.4	106	0.75	123	0
1905	81.3	74	90.9	91	71.6	42	4.48	45	0
1904	79.5	118	89.4	120	69.6	99	4.75	40	0
1903	80.9	81	90.8	94	71	57	7.59	13	0
1902	85.2	8	98.5	6	71.9	35	7.02	17	0
1901	80.8	85	91.7	76	69.9	92	5.57	31	0
1900	79.5	118	94	34	65	131	1.05	119	0
1899	84	17	93.7	37	74.4	3	1.89	104	0
1898	80.9	81	90	113	71.8	37	7.07	15	0
1897	80.6	93	91.6	77	69.5	101	5.40	34	0
1896	83.4	22	96.5	13	70.4	76	2.76	83	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	87.8
1954	86
1951	85.7
1943	85.6
1924	85.6
2011	85.4
2007	85.3
1902	85.2
2000	85
1980	84.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	77
1931	77.3
2004	77.5
1992	77.8
1966	78.3
1996	78.9
1994	79
1961	79.1
1974	79.3
2008	79.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	12.75
2008	11.51
1942	11.39
1960	10.23
2016	9.42
2012	8.95
1992	8.33
2010	8.26
2020	7.91
2005	7.72

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2023	0.07
1946	0.23
2000	0.26
2015	0.40
1955	0.52
1990	0.61
1924	0.67
1943	0.68
1906	0.75
1928	0.82

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 66°F; 29 August 2026, 5 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.78 in; 6 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 3.94 in of precipitation in Jackson, MS, the wettest August since 2022, 57th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Jackson, MS: 103°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Jackson, MS: a low of 66°F on Saturday 29 August 2026 and Wednesday 5 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Jackson, MS: 2.78 in on Thursday 6 August 2026.