Franklin climate

Franklin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Preston, 10.8 km from Franklin

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 5 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Franklin, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Record high
104°FAug 2, 2020
Record low
36°FAug 27, 2008
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
12.1
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
42°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
Aug 191°F55°F103°F 202046°F 200216%0%
Aug 291°F55°F104°F 202046°F 200116%0%
Aug 391°F55°F100°F 202044°F 202516%0%
Aug 490°F55°F98°F 202039°F 201616%0%
Aug 590°F55°F99°F 202040°F 202616%0%
Aug 690°F55°F99°F 200143°F 202616%0%
Aug 790°F55°F101°F 202645°F 200416%0%
Aug 890°F55°F100°F 202644°F 200416%0%
Aug 990°F54°F98°F 201837°F 200215%0%
Aug 1089°F54°F99°F 201839°F 200215%0%
Aug 1189°F54°F99°F 200343°F 200215%0%
Aug 1289°F54°F97°F 202144°F 201615%0%
Aug 1389°F54°F99°F 202140°F 201015%0%
Aug 1488°F53°F100°F 200342°F 200215%0%
Aug 1588°F53°F98°F 200045°F 201815%0%
Aug 1688°F53°F97°F 200737°F 200915%0%
Aug 1787°F53°F99°F 202037°F 200215%0%
Aug 1887°F52°F98°F 202040°F 200915%0%
Aug 1987°F52°F97°F 202041°F 200615%0%
Aug 2087°F52°F98°F 202642°F 201615%0%
Aug 2186°F51°F99°F 202644°F 200015%0%
Aug 2286°F51°F96°F 200944°F 200015%0%
Aug 2386°F51°F96°F 202542°F 201015%0%
Aug 2485°F51°F96°F 200839°F 200715%0%
Aug 2585°F50°F97°F 201140°F 201216%0%
Aug 2685°F50°F96°F 200142°F 200116%0%
Aug 2784°F50°F96°F 200136°F 200816%0%
Aug 2884°F49°F97°F 201738°F 200416%0%
Aug 2984°F49°F97°F 201737°F 201816%0%
Aug 3083°F49°F95°F 202240°F 202416%0%
Aug 3183°F48°F97°F 202236°F 200516%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: 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 USW00094128, 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.