Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Apalachicola Airport, 23.4 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 64°F on January 1 to 65°F on January 31, and lows from 44°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 8 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.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Record high
82°FJan 8, 2005
Record low
9°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
10 h 16 min to 10 h 46 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 164°F44°F78°F 197519°F 200121%
Jan 264°F44°F78°F 200622°F 200121%
Jan 364°F44°F78°F 200620°F 197921%
Jan 464°F44°F78°F 200622°F 199921%
Jan 564°F44°F80°F 199325°F 201022%
Jan 664°F44°F78°F 200624°F 201022%
Jan 764°F44°F80°F 200522°F 199622%
Jan 864°F44°F82°F 200522°F 197022%
Jan 964°F44°F80°F 200523°F 197022%
Jan 1064°F44°F79°F 200522°F 201023%
Jan 1164°F44°F77°F 200018°F 198223%
Jan 1264°F44°F79°F 194919°F 198123%
Jan 1364°F44°F76°F 200017°F 198123%
Jan 1464°F43°F76°F 194924°F 196423%
Jan 1564°F44°F76°F 198925°F 197823%
Jan 1664°F44°F75°F 201325°F 202623%
Jan 1764°F44°F74°F 199922°F 197723%
Jan 1864°F44°F77°F 198021°F 197724%
Jan 1964°F44°F77°F 199915°F 197724%
Jan 2064°F44°F78°F 199918°F 198524%
Jan 2164°F44°F78°F 19909°F 198524%
Jan 2264°F44°F78°F 199916°F 198524%
Jan 2364°F44°F79°F 195717°F 200324%
Jan 2464°F44°F76°F 193719°F 196324%
Jan 2564°F44°F75°F 194322°F 196325%
Jan 2664°F44°F79°F 200522°F 194025%
Jan 2764°F44°F77°F 198918°F 194025%
Jan 2865°F44°F78°F 199521°F 198625%
Jan 2965°F44°F78°F 199926°F 202625%
Jan 3065°F44°F78°F 199914°F 196625%
Jan 3165°F44°F77°F 197424°F 196625%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:16 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00080211 (Apalachicola Airport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00080211, 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.