Franklin, LA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRANKLIN 3 NW, LA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Franklin has an annual average temperature of 68.8°F with about 65.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (8.01 in) and February the driest (4.00 in).
Best time to visit Franklin
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →5 of 366 (1.4%) 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.
| 1890s | 20 | |
| 1900s | 104 | |
| 1910s | 122 | |
| 1920s | 36 | |
| 1930s | 7 | |
| 1940s | 42 | |
| 1950s | 13 | |
| 1960s | 2 | |
| 1970s | 5 | |
| 1980s | 8 | |
| 1990s | 1 | |
| 2000s | 1 | |
| 2010s | 1 | |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 62.7°F | 43.7°F | 53.2°F | 5.63 in | — | 9 |
| February | 66.7°F | 47.5°F | 57.1°F | 4.00 in | — | 8 |
| March | 72.4°F | 52.8°F | 62.6°F | 4.02 in | — | 7 |
| April | 77.9°F | 59.0°F | 68.4°F | 4.67 in | — | 7 |
| May | 83.9°F | 66.8°F | 75.4°F | 4.68 in | — | 8 |
| June | 88.4°F | 72.4°F | 80.4°F | 7.63 in | — | 12 |
| July | 89.8°F | 74.2°F | 82.0°F | 8.01 in | — | 14 |
| August | 90.2°F | 73.9°F | 82.0°F | 7.62 in | — | 14 |
| September | 87.3°F | 70.0°F | 78.6°F | 5.59 in | — | 11 |
| October | 80.4°F | 60.2°F | 70.3°F | 4.26 in | — | 7 |
| November | 71.5°F | 50.1°F | 60.8°F | 4.22 in | — | 7 |
| December | 65.0°F | 45.5°F | 55.2°F | 4.94 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Franklin
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).