Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 in over about 7 wet days.

October 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.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.59 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
88°FOct 3, 2010
Record low
-13°FOct 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
28°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
Oct 170°F38°F86°F 201122°F 201921%1%
Oct 270°F38°F87°F 201017°F 200921%1%
Oct 369°F37°F88°F 201019°F 200922%1%
Oct 469°F37°F84°F 201021°F 199922%1%
Oct 568°F37°F82°F 202422°F 199522%1%
Oct 668°F36°F78°F 200314°F 200022%1%
Oct 767°F36°F76°F 202013°F 201222%1%
Oct 867°F36°F80°F 202018°F 201222%1%
Oct 966°F35°F79°F 199617°F 201722%1%
Oct 1066°F35°F81°F 199614°F 201922%1%
Oct 1165°F35°F79°F 20249°F 201922%2%
Oct 1265°F35°F77°F 199613°F 201922%2%
Oct 1364°F34°F78°F 202413°F 199522%2%
Oct 1464°F34°F80°F 202414°F 200823%2%
Oct 1563°F34°F79°F 202414°F 201823%2%
Oct 1663°F33°F78°F 201518°F 201823%2%
Oct 1762°F33°F76°F 200311°F 199923%3%
Oct 1862°F33°F78°F 200317°F 199623%3%
Oct 1961°F33°F76°F 200914°F 199523%3%
Oct 2061°F32°F78°F 200314°F 199523%3%
Oct 2160°F32°F79°F 200312°F 199624%3%
Oct 2260°F32°F81°F 200313°F 200824%4%
Oct 2359°F31°F69°F 199910°F 199524%4%
Oct 2459°F31°F71°F 199214°F 199524%4%
Oct 2558°F31°F73°F 200512°F 200124%4%
Oct 2658°F31°F75°F 2014-2°F 202024%5%
Oct 2757°F30°F69°F 20165°F 202024%5%
Oct 2857°F30°F70°F 20081°F 201925%5%
Oct 2956°F30°F72°F 20089°F 201925%5%
Oct 3056°F29°F65°F 2008-13°F 201925%5%
Oct 3155°F29°F71°F 2008-6°F 201925%6%

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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: 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.