diff --git a/xrspatial/classify.py b/xrspatial/classify.py
index 039384bc..6e4a9ebf 100644
--- a/xrspatial/classify.py
+++ b/xrspatial/classify.py
@@ -547,12 +547,12 @@ def quantile(agg: xr.DataArray,
 def _run_numpy_jenks_matrices(data, n_classes):
     n_data = data.shape[0]
     lower_class_limits = np.zeros(
-        (n_data + 1, n_classes + 1), dtype=np.float32
+        (n_data + 1, n_classes + 1), dtype=np.float64
     )
     lower_class_limits[1, 1:n_classes + 1] = 1.0
 
     var_combinations = np.zeros(
-        (n_data + 1, n_classes + 1), dtype=np.float32
+        (n_data + 1, n_classes + 1), dtype=np.float64
     )
     var_combinations[2:n_data + 1, 1:n_classes + 1] = np.inf
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def _run_numpy_jenks_matrices(data, n_classes):
             lower_class_limit = l - m
             i4 = lower_class_limit - 1
 
-            val = np.float32(data[i4])
+            val = data[i4]
 
             # here we're estimating variance for each potential classing
             # of the data, for each potential number of classes. `w`
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def _run_jenks(data, n_classes):
     lower_class_limits, _ = _run_numpy_jenks_matrices(data, n_classes)
 
     k = data.shape[0]
-    kclass = np.zeros(n_classes + 1, dtype=np.float32)
+    kclass = np.zeros(n_classes + 1, dtype=np.float64)
     kclass[0] = data[0]
     kclass[-1] = data[-1]
     count_num = n_classes
diff --git a/xrspatial/tests/test_classify.py b/xrspatial/tests/test_classify.py
index e129b150..10d4f854 100644
--- a/xrspatial/tests/test_classify.py
+++ b/xrspatial/tests/test_classify.py
@@ -488,6 +488,39 @@ def test_natural_breaks_cupy_matches_numpy():
     )
 
 
+def test_natural_breaks_large_offset_1100():
+    """Jenks should separate tight clusters even when data has a large offset.
+
+    Regression test for #1100: float32 internals caused the variance
+    formula to lose all significant digits for offset data.
+    """
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(0)
+    centers = np.array([100_000, 100_010, 100_020, 100_030, 100_040])
+    data = np.concatenate([c + rng.uniform(-1, 1, 200) for c in centers])
+    agg = xr.DataArray(data.reshape(10, 100))
+
+    result = natural_breaks(agg, k=5, num_sample=None)
+    result_data = result.data
+    if hasattr(result_data, 'compute'):
+        result_data = result_data.compute()
+
+    # All 5 classes should be present
+    unique_classes = np.unique(result_data[~np.isnan(result_data)])
+    assert len(unique_classes) == 5, (
+        f"Expected 5 classes, got {len(unique_classes)}: {unique_classes}"
+    )
+
+    # Each center's 200 points should be in a single class
+    flat = result_data.ravel()
+    for i, center in enumerate(centers):
+        start = i * 200
+        end = start + 200
+        chunk_classes = np.unique(flat[start:end])
+        assert len(chunk_classes) == 1, (
+            f"Center {center}: expected 1 class, got {len(chunk_classes)}"
+        )
+
+
 @dask_array_available
 def test_natural_breaks_dask_matches_numpy():
     elevation = np.arange(100, dtype=np.float64).reshape(10, 10)