Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Russellville #2, 12.8 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.00 in over about 9 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
5.00 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
80°FJan 11, 1949
Record low
-19°FJan 30, 1966
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 151°F32°F78°F 20227°F 197729%1%
Jan 251°F32°F75°F 20067°F 201829%1%
Jan 351°F32°F74°F 20069°F 200829%1%
Jan 451°F32°F73°F 200411°F 196929%1%
Jan 551°F32°F69°F 19977°F 197629%1%
Jan 651°F32°F71°F 19559°F 201029%1%
Jan 751°F32°F71°F 19891°F 201429%1%
Jan 851°F32°F73°F 19461°F 194229%1%
Jan 951°F32°F75°F 1939-2°F 197629%1%
Jan 1051°F32°F74°F 1957-3°F 196229%1%
Jan 1151°F32°F80°F 1949-5°F 198230%1%
Jan 1251°F32°F77°F 1949-2°F 196230%1%
Jan 1351°F32°F73°F 1950-1°F 196230%1%
Jan 1451°F32°F75°F 19728°F 196330%1%
Jan 1551°F31°F77°F 19478°F 196330%1%
Jan 1651°F31°F74°F 19433°F 197230%1%
Jan 1751°F31°F76°F 1943-6°F 198230%1%
Jan 1851°F31°F73°F 1943-5°F 198230%1%
Jan 1951°F31°F72°F 1974-2°F 194030%1%
Jan 2051°F31°F71°F 19370°F 198530%1%
Jan 2151°F31°F74°F 1937-9°F 198530%1%
Jan 2251°F32°F76°F 1937-6°F 198530%1%
Jan 2351°F32°F77°F 194310°F 196130%1%
Jan 2451°F32°F75°F 1950-4°F 196331%1%
Jan 2552°F32°F76°F 1950-3°F 196331%1%
Jan 2652°F32°F77°F 1950-3°F 194031%1%
Jan 2752°F32°F75°F 1944-3°F 194031%1%
Jan 2852°F32°F73°F 19755°F 194031%1%
Jan 2952°F32°F75°F 19473°F 197731%1%
Jan 3052°F32°F71°F 1947-19°F 196631%1%
Jan 3152°F32°F74°F 2002-17°F 196631%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00017131 (Russellville #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00013620, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.