Franklin County Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 27°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 in over about 11 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 43°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 3.27 in
- Snowfall
- 4.7 in
- Record high
- 73°FJan 11, 2020
- Record low
- -8°FJan 27, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 44°F | 27°F | 66°F 2021 | 3°F 2018 | 38% | 11% |
| Jan 2 | 43°F | 26°F | 68°F 2006 | -3°F 2018 | 37% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 43°F | 26°F | 69°F 2000 | -3°F 2001 | 37% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 68°F 1997 | 4°F 1999 | 37% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 43°F | 26°F | 65°F 1997 | -1°F 1999 | 37% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 43°F | 26°F | 65°F 1998 | -5°F 2014 | 37% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 26°F | 70°F 2008 | -5°F 2014 | 37% | 13% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 68°F 2008 | -1°F 2015 | 37% | 13% |
| Jan 9 | 43°F | 25°F | 69°F 2026 | 2°F 2011 | 37% | 13% |
| Jan 10 | 43°F | 25°F | 68°F 2020 | 1°F 2015 | 37% | 13% |
| Jan 11 | 43°F | 25°F | 73°F 2020 | 0°F 1997 | 37% | 13% |
| Jan 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 69°F 2017 | 1°F 1997 | 37% | 14% |
| Jan 13 | 43°F | 25°F | 68°F 2005 | 2°F 1997 | 37% | 14% |
| Jan 14 | 43°F | 25°F | 61°F 2007 | 1°F 1997 | 37% | 14% |
| Jan 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 67°F 2020 | 2°F 2025 | 37% | 14% |
| Jan 16 | 43°F | 25°F | 59°F 2017 | -3°F 2009 | 37% | 15% |
| Jan 17 | 43°F | 25°F | 66°F 2017 | 3°F 1997 | 37% | 15% |
| Jan 18 | 43°F | 25°F | 59°F 2023 | 4°F 2003 | 37% | 15% |
| Jan 19 | 43°F | 25°F | 64°F 2023 | 8°F 2025 | 37% | 15% |
| Jan 20 | 43°F | 25°F | 64°F 2006 | -1°F 2024 | 37% | 15% |
| Jan 21 | 43°F | 25°F | 66°F 2017 | -6°F 2024 | 37% | 16% |
| Jan 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 72°F 1999 | -8°F 2014 | 37% | 16% |
| Jan 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 63°F 1999 | 1°F 2014 | 37% | 16% |
| Jan 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 60°F 2002 | -7°F 2014 | 37% | 16% |
| Jan 25 | 43°F | 25°F | 63°F 2024 | 0°F 2000 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 62°F 2024 | 3°F 2026 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 27 | 44°F | 25°F | 67°F 1999 | -8°F 2003 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 28 | 44°F | 25°F | 66°F 2002 | 0°F 2014 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 29 | 44°F | 25°F | 67°F 2002 | -3°F 2014 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 30 | 44°F | 25°F | 70°F 2013 | 1°F 2004 | 38% | 16% |
| Jan 31 | 44°F | 25°F | 70°F 2002 | -7°F 2004 | 38% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
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.