Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Preston, 11.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.66 in over about 10 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.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.66 in
Snowfall
13.5 in
Record high
49°FJan 31, 2003
Record low
-30°FJan 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.3 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 131°F15°F44°F 1997-20°F 201632%23%
Jan 231°F15°F42°F 1997-19°F 201132%24%
Jan 331°F15°F44°F 2009-17°F 201332%24%
Jan 431°F15°F42°F 2026-20°F 200932%24%
Jan 532°F15°F43°F 2026-21°F 201732%24%
Jan 632°F15°F42°F 1999-29°F 201732%24%
Jan 732°F15°F42°F 2015-22°F 201732%24%
Jan 832°F15°F42°F 2009-16°F 201032%24%
Jan 932°F15°F44°F 2009-8°F 200632%24%
Jan 1032°F15°F42°F 1995-17°F 201132%24%
Jan 1132°F15°F48°F 1999-11°F 202132%24%
Jan 1232°F15°F43°F 2014-14°F 201632%24%
Jan 1332°F15°F42°F 2003-16°F 201332%24%
Jan 1432°F15°F43°F 1995-26°F 200732%24%
Jan 1532°F15°F44°F 2012-20°F 200732%24%
Jan 1632°F15°F46°F 2000-20°F 200132%24%
Jan 1732°F15°F40°F 1998-26°F 200132%24%
Jan 1832°F15°F42°F 2000-17°F 199632%24%
Jan 1932°F15°F48°F 2015-12°F 202532%24%
Jan 2033°F15°F41°F 2018-13°F 201332%24%
Jan 2133°F15°F45°F 2003-17°F 202532%24%
Jan 2233°F15°F40°F 2003-21°F 200832%23%
Jan 2333°F15°F43°F 2003-24°F 200832%23%
Jan 2433°F15°F40°F 2009-20°F 200832%23%
Jan 2533°F15°F39°F 1993-7°F 200832%23%
Jan 2633°F15°F43°F 2003-8°F 202532%23%
Jan 2733°F15°F47°F 2003-18°F 201732%23%
Jan 2833°F16°F40°F 2003-15°F 201732%22%
Jan 2933°F16°F42°F 2024-20°F 200232%22%
Jan 3034°F16°F43°F 2003-26°F 202332%22%
Jan 3134°F16°F49°F 2003-30°F 202332%22%

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 (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:41 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107346 (Preston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00100803, 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.