Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 25°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.82 in over about 15 wet days.

January 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.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
23°F
Average low
0°F
Precipitation
2.82 in
Snowfall
24.3 in
Record high
55°FJan 9, 2008
Record low
-28°FJan 16, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
7.2 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 125°F4°F48°F 2023-18°F 201853%49%
Jan 224°F4°F41°F 2011-18°F 199852%49%
Jan 324°F4°F45°F 2000-22°F 199952%49%
Jan 424°F3°F46°F 2000-20°F 201452%49%
Jan 524°F3°F43°F 2007-20°F 201452%49%
Jan 624°F3°F47°F 2007-18°F 201852%49%
Jan 724°F2°F53°F 2007-18°F 201852%49%
Jan 823°F2°F53°F 2007-23°F 201551%49%
Jan 923°F2°F55°F 2008-25°F 201551%49%
Jan 1023°F1°F41°F 2026-25°F 200451%48%
Jan 1123°F1°F37°F 2020-20°F 200450%48%
Jan 1223°F1°F49°F 2020-16°F 200450%48%
Jan 1323°F1°F52°F 2018-11°F 201950%48%
Jan 1423°F0°F52°F 2013-27°F 199949%48%
Jan 1523°F0°F49°F 2005-27°F 200449%48%
Jan 1623°F0°F40°F 2014-28°F 200449%47%
Jan 1723°F0°F34°F 2021-18°F 200448%47%
Jan 1822°F0°F35°F 2014-22°F 200948%47%
Jan 1922°F-1°F48°F 2006-21°F 200048%47%
Jan 2022°F-1°F35°F 1999-20°F 200048%47%
Jan 2122°F-1°F41°F 2006-18°F 200547%47%
Jan 2222°F-1°F50°F 2006-24°F 202247%46%
Jan 2322°F-1°F30°F 2010-23°F 200547%46%
Jan 2422°F-1°F46°F 1999-23°F 200546%46%
Jan 2523°F-1°F47°F 1999-24°F 201146%46%
Jan 2623°F-2°F45°F 2010-21°F 200446%46%
Jan 2723°F-2°F40°F 2016-23°F 202246%46%
Jan 2823°F-2°F40°F 2017-24°F 202245%45%
Jan 2923°F-2°F42°F 2002-14°F 200745%45%
Jan 3023°F-2°F40°F 2002-17°F 200345%45%
Jan 3123°F-2°F48°F 2013-15°F 199945%45%

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.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of January: 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.