Franklin, AR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EVENING SHADE 1 NNE, AR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Franklin has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 51.5 inches of precipitation per year and 6.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.59 in) and June the driest (3.23 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Franklin
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →21 of 366 (5.7%) of Franklin's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1920s | 37 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 34 | |
| 1970s | 59 | |
| 1980s | 82 | |
| 1990s | 56 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 21 | |
| 2020s | 15 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45.4°F | 24.0°F | 34.7°F | 3.53 in | 1.8 in | 8 |
| February | 50.6°F | 27.1°F | 38.8°F | 3.69 in | 2.6 in | 8 |
| March | 59.8°F | 35.6°F | 47.7°F | 4.88 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| April | 69.8°F | 44.6°F | 57.2°F | 5.54 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| May | 76.9°F | 54.2°F | 65.5°F | 5.59 in | — | 11 |
| June | 85.1°F | 63.0°F | 74.0°F | 3.23 in | — | 8 |
| July | 89.2°F | 66.6°F | 77.9°F | 4.32 in | — | 8 |
| August | 88.5°F | 64.9°F | 76.7°F | 3.82 in | — | 8 |
| September | 81.7°F | 56.7°F | 69.2°F | 3.35 in | — | 6 |
| October | 71.3°F | 44.2°F | 57.8°F | 4.06 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| November | 58.3°F | 34.4°F | 46.4°F | 4.91 in | — | 9 |
| December | 47.8°F | 27.1°F | 37.5°F | 4.53 in | 0.7 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Franklin
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