Franklin climate

Franklin Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Farmington, 7.7 km from Franklin

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 in over about 13 wet days.

May 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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 1911
Record low
23°FMay 3, 1909
Chance of a freeze
54%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
10.3 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
May 163°F40°F85°F 194225°F 197842%
May 263°F40°F84°F 191328°F 193542%
May 364°F40°F87°F 195523°F 190942%
May 464°F41°F88°F 201225°F 192642%
May 565°F41°F90°F 189530°F 197942%
May 665°F42°F87°F 194925°F 196842%
May 765°F42°F85°F 195928°F 197442%
May 866°F43°F86°F 189628°F 194742%
May 966°F43°F87°F 189626°F 194742%
May 1066°F43°F88°F 189524°F 196642%
May 1167°F44°F87°F 193028°F 193442%
May 1267°F44°F87°F 199129°F 193842%
May 1368°F45°F87°F 199129°F 192342%
May 1468°F45°F89°F 196230°F 191041%
May 1568°F45°F90°F 196229°F 192041%
May 1669°F46°F90°F 196231°F 192141%
May 1769°F46°F92°F 196229°F 197341%
May 1869°F47°F92°F 196231°F 192540%
May 1970°F47°F91°F 191131°F 191540%
May 2070°F48°F90°F 193430°F 190640%
May 2170°F48°F89°F 197729°F 189540%0%
May 2271°F48°F88°F 196434°F 192439%0%
May 2371°F49°F86°F 193630°F 196339%0%
May 2471°F49°F87°F 197731°F 192539%0%
May 2572°F50°F88°F 190830°F 189738%0%
May 2672°F50°F93°F 191134°F 191338%0%
May 2773°F50°F95°F 191132°F 191538%0%
May 2873°F51°F93°F 191136°F 192738%0%
May 2973°F51°F92°F 201233°F 196637%0%
May 3074°F52°F93°F 189533°F 193037%0%
May 3174°F52°F93°F 189535°F 189737%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:03 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202691 (Farmington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206658, 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.