Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Union, 7.2 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in over about 8 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
89°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Record high
103°FAug 3, 2011
Record low
48°FAug 26, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.2
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.6 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 191°F67°F102°F 201259°F 200925%0%
Aug 291°F67°F98°F 201259°F 200925%0%
Aug 391°F67°F103°F 201158°F 201425%0%
Aug 491°F67°F99°F 201057°F 202126%0%
Aug 591°F67°F98°F 201055°F 201726%0%
Aug 690°F67°F96°F 201855°F 201726%0%
Aug 790°F67°F98°F 201858°F 202026%0%
Aug 890°F67°F96°F 201261°F 201726%0%
Aug 990°F67°F96°F 201255°F 201726%0%
Aug 1090°F67°F96°F 200955°F 202426%0%
Aug 1190°F67°F99°F 201055°F 202426%0%
Aug 1290°F67°F98°F 201055°F 202426%0%
Aug 1390°F67°F96°F 201055°F 201726%0%
Aug 1490°F66°F99°F 201054°F 201326%0%
Aug 1590°F66°F96°F 201053°F 201326%0%
Aug 1690°F66°F96°F 202555°F 201326%0%
Aug 1790°F66°F100°F 202555°F 201326%0%
Aug 1890°F66°F98°F 202551°F 201226%0%
Aug 1989°F66°F97°F 202552°F 201226%0%
Aug 2089°F66°F96°F 201052°F 201226%0%
Aug 2189°F66°F100°F 202355°F 201226%0%
Aug 2289°F65°F94°F 201451°F 202426%0%
Aug 2389°F65°F97°F 202353°F 201826%0%
Aug 2489°F65°F95°F 201253°F 201526%0%
Aug 2588°F65°F98°F 202151°F 201526%0%
Aug 2688°F64°F99°F 202348°F 202526%0%
Aug 2788°F64°F97°F 202449°F 202526%0%
Aug 2888°F64°F99°F 202451°F 202526%0%
Aug 2988°F64°F96°F 201851°F 202526%0%
Aug 3087°F63°F96°F 202454°F 202526%0%
Aug 3187°F63°F97°F 201355°F 202326%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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238515 (Union), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238746, 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.