Franklin, Texas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Franklin's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 96°F August afternoons, with 40.6 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.6 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.0°C, January lows of 4°C, August highs of 35°C, 1,031 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFranklin
- Station IDUSC00413321
- Location31.03°N 96.49°W
- Elevation467 ft (142 m)
- Population1,792
On October 23, the normal high in Franklin is 78°F and the normal low 56°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin.
- Jan 60° 39°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 71° 50°
- Apr 79° 57°
- May 85° 65°
- Jun 92° 71°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 96° 73°
- Sep 91° 68°
- Oct 81° 58°
- Nov 69° 48°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Franklin each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.71 in), the least in July (1.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 39°F | 49.7°F | 3.50 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 44°F | 54.0°F | 2.84 | 8 | <1 | 4 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 50°F | 60.5°F | 3.75 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 57°F | 67.6°F | 2.68 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 65°F | 74.8°F | 4.71 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 92°F | 71°F | 81.6°F | 3.68 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 84.0°F | 1.63 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 96°F | 73°F | 84.5°F | 3.04 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 91°F | 68°F | 79.0°F | 3.03 | 6 | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 4.68 | 6 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 48°F | 58.8°F | 3.29 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 41°F | 51.3°F | 3.78 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 57°F | 68.0°F | 40.61 | 77 | 99 | 24 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 4°C | 9.8°C | 89 mm |
| February | 18°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 72 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 15.8°C | 95 mm |
| April | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 68 mm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 120 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C | 93 mm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.9°C | 41 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 29.2°C | 77 mm |
| September | 33°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 77 mm |
| October | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 119 mm |
| November | 21°C | 9°C | 14.9°C | 84 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 96 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413321; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Franklin?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413321.
When is the last frost in Franklin?
In Franklin, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 28 in half of years and after March 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 28 in half of years and before November 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 281 year in 10 after March 21; 9 in 10 after January 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 281 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 277 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 310 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 6 in half of springs and before December 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Franklin in zone 9a in ZIP code 77856, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00413321; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Franklin?
In a normal year in Franklin, 99 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more), 24 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 77 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 99a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 77a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 112°F, on September 4, 2000; the lowest is −1°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 57.36 in; the snowiest season is 1984–85, with 9.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00413321; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00413321. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Franklin?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Franklin, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.9 |
| February | 67% | 3.3 |
| March | 71% | 4.4 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 84% | 6.6 |
| July | 87% | 6.7 |
| August | 87% | 6.2 |
| September | 83% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.2 |
| November | 76% | 3.1 |
| December | 72% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Franklin need?
A normal year in Franklin brings 1,764 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,864 cooling degree days, 3.2 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,897 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 480 | 6 |
| February | 324 | 17 |
| March | 187 | 46 |
| April | 55 | 134 |
| May | 5 | 310 |
| June | 0 | 496 |
| July | 0 | 589 |
| August | 0 | 603 |
| September | 2 | 423 |
| October | 48 | 186 |
| November | 228 | 43 |
| December | 434 | 11 |
| Year (annual) | 1,764 | 2,864 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00413321. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Franklin's climate compare?
Franklin is warmer than 220 of the other 320 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 233. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 68.0°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Franklin is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Franklin share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Hearne, TX4,641 people · 12 mi SW
- Calvert, TX991 people · 11 mi W
- Bremond, TX883 people · 14 mi NW
- Hilltop Lakes, TX803 people · 18 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Franklin's climate
What is the coldest month in Franklin?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is August (96°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Franklin?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.6 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Franklin?
May, with 4.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Franklin in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Franklin in zone 9a in ZIP code 77856, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Franklin?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 28; in one year in ten it comes after March 21. Waiting until March 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Marlin, TX30 miles from this station, 65.3°F a year
- Cameron, TX31 miles from this station, 68.0°F a year
- College Station, TX32 miles from this station, 69.4°F a year
- Centerville, TX34 miles from this station, 65.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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