Franklin, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRANKLIN 3 NW, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
28.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,083
Cooling need
2,463

Best time to visit Franklin

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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

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