Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Frankfort Capital City AP, 6.5 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 11 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 County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Record high
103°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
44°FAug 27, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.7
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
64°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
Aug 188°F67°F96°F 200256°F 199637%0%
Aug 288°F67°F99°F 200257°F 202136%0%
Aug 388°F67°F98°F 200255°F 201436%0%
Aug 488°F67°F99°F 200257°F 202136%0%
Aug 588°F67°F97°F 200252°F 201736%0%
Aug 688°F66°F95°F 200754°F 200436%0%
Aug 788°F66°F97°F 200748°F 199736%0%
Aug 888°F66°F98°F 200751°F 199736%0%
Aug 988°F66°F99°F 200754°F 200836%0%
Aug 1088°F66°F96°F 200556°F 200236%0%
Aug 1188°F66°F96°F 200552°F 200836%0%
Aug 1288°F66°F98°F 200551°F 201235%0%
Aug 1388°F66°F100°F 200551°F 200435%0%
Aug 1488°F66°F96°F 201052°F 200435%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F101°F 200749°F 201335%0%
Aug 1687°F65°F103°F 200750°F 200435%0%
Aug 1787°F65°F97°F 199953°F 200435%0%
Aug 1887°F65°F95°F 201954°F 200835%0%
Aug 1987°F65°F97°F 201954°F 200835%0%
Aug 2087°F65°F98°F 200551°F 199835%0%
Aug 2187°F65°F93°F 200850°F 202435%0%
Aug 2287°F64°F97°F 200251°F 201235%0%
Aug 2387°F64°F98°F 200748°F 199734%0%
Aug 2487°F64°F96°F 200750°F 199734%0%
Aug 2587°F64°F97°F 202351°F 202534%0%
Aug 2686°F64°F94°F 202148°F 202534%0%
Aug 2786°F63°F95°F 202444°F 202534%0%
Aug 2886°F63°F97°F 202447°F 202533%0%
Aug 2986°F63°F97°F 202453°F 201933%0%
Aug 3086°F63°F98°F 202450°F 202533%0%
Aug 3186°F62°F94°F 201351°F 199933%0%

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 (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053841 (Frankfort Capital City AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053841, 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.