Franklin weather in January: Franklin, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Franklin in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 39°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 4.25 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −2°C, 108 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationFranklin Sewage Plant
- Station IDUSC00403280
- Location35.94°N 86.87°W
- Elevation655 ft (200 m)
- Population89,142
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 53° 31°
- Mar 62° 38°
- Apr 72° 46°
- May 80° 55°
- Jun 87° 64°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 85° 60°
- Oct 74° 47°
- Nov 62° 37°
- Dec 53° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Franklin in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 38.9°F. January is 3.2°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Franklin and the 8th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 35°F and 43°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 30°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 49°F | 29°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 49°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 49°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 49°F | 28°F | 39% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 28°F | 38% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 50°F | 28°F | 37% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 50°F | 28°F | 37% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 29°F | 37% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.25 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00403280; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Franklin in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 1 (40%). In all, 4.25 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Franklin, 21 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00403280.
What are the records for January in Franklin?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 78°F, on January 10, 1949; the coldest is −22°F, on January 22, 1985. The wettest January brought 15.09 in (1950); the snowiest, 22.3 inches (1918).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.9°F: 2021 40.0°F (+1.1), 2022 35.9°F (−3.0), 2023 46.1°F (+7.2), 2026 36.8°F (−2.1). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.0°F | +1.1°F | 2.58 in |
| 2022 | 35.9°F | −3.0°F | 5.59 in |
| 2023 | 46.1°F | +7.2°F | 4.47 in |
| 2026 | 36.8°F | −2.1°F | 3.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00403280; recent months: ACIS, station USC00403280. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Franklin compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, January normal highs run from 43°F in Monterey to 52°F in Ardmore; Franklin's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.