Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rangeley, 15.6 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 76°F on August 1 to 73°F on August 31, and lows from 52°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 in over about 13 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Record high
90°FAug 14, 2025
Record low
31°FAug 20, 1998
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 41 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
4.0 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 176°F52°F85°F 199941°F 199845%0%
Aug 276°F52°F83°F 200235°F 199845%0%
Aug 376°F52°F86°F 200743°F 202345%0%
Aug 476°F52°F87°F 200741°F 202145%0%
Aug 576°F52°F86°F 201241°F 201944%0%
Aug 676°F52°F86°F 201240°F 200444%0%
Aug 776°F52°F89°F 202239°F 199744%0%
Aug 876°F52°F85°F 202240°F 199744%0%
Aug 976°F52°F84°F 200140°F 201643%0%
Aug 1076°F52°F86°F 200141°F 201643%0%
Aug 1176°F52°F87°F 202543°F 200643%0%
Aug 1276°F52°F89°F 202541°F 200643%0%
Aug 1376°F51°F89°F 202538°F 199842%0%
Aug 1476°F51°F90°F 202538°F 199842%0%
Aug 1576°F51°F89°F 200242°F 199742%0%
Aug 1675°F51°F89°F 200243°F 202142%0%
Aug 1775°F51°F87°F 200244°F 201141%0%
Aug 1875°F51°F83°F 200938°F 200541%0%
Aug 1975°F51°F86°F 200238°F 199841%0%
Aug 2075°F51°F86°F 201531°F 199841%0%
Aug 2175°F50°F85°F 202135°F 200740%0%
Aug 2275°F50°F83°F 202139°F 200740%0%
Aug 2375°F50°F82°F 201339°F 199840%0%
Aug 2475°F50°F82°F 200839°F 200439%0%
Aug 2574°F50°F82°F 202136°F 200639%0%
Aug 2674°F50°F83°F 200737°F 200639%0%
Aug 2774°F49°F86°F 202138°F 200639%0%
Aug 2874°F49°F81°F 201334°F 200638%0%
Aug 2974°F49°F82°F 201837°F 200938%0%
Aug 3073°F49°F83°F 201837°F 200138%0%
Aug 3173°F48°F85°F 202236°F 200338%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00177037 (Rangeley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00177039, 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.