Franklin County Weather in August
Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.51 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 89°F
- Average low
- 66°F
- Precipitation
- 5.51 in
- Record high
- 106°FAug 30, 1932
- Record low
- 37°FAug 8, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 13.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 67°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 90°F | 68°F | 102°F 1999 | 54°F 1966 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 90°F | 68°F | 103°F 1942 | 53°F 1908 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 90°F | 68°F | 105°F 1942 | 51°F 2005 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 90°F | 67°F | 100°F 1935 | 50°F 1976 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 90°F | 67°F | 100°F 1953 | 47°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 90°F | 67°F | 100°F 1918 | 48°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 89°F | 67°F | 100°F 1918 | 49°F 1957 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 89°F | 67°F | 101°F 2007 | 37°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 89°F | 67°F | 104°F 2007 | 51°F 2004 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 89°F | 67°F | 105°F 2007 | 52°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 89°F | 67°F | 102°F 2007 | 52°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 89°F | 67°F | 101°F 1977 | 50°F 1954 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 89°F | 67°F | 100°F 1957 | 49°F 1954 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 89°F | 67°F | 105°F 1943 | 50°F 1941 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 89°F | 66°F | 100°F 1938 | 49°F 1950 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 89°F | 66°F | 103°F 1954 | 47°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 89°F | 66°F | 101°F 1938 | 45°F 2026 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 89°F | 66°F | 98°F 1997 | 42°F 1981 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 88°F | 66°F | 102°F 1954 | 48°F 1979 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 88°F | 66°F | 100°F 1900 | 51°F 1943 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 88°F | 66°F | 102°F 1983 | 49°F 1981 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 88°F | 66°F | 103°F 1983 | 48°F 2024 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 88°F | 66°F | 103°F 1983 | 49°F 2024 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 88°F | 65°F | 102°F 1983 | 43°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 88°F | 65°F | 101°F 2002 | 42°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 87°F | 65°F | 101°F 1954 | 40°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 87°F | 65°F | 103°F 1943 | 47°F 1984 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 87°F | 65°F | 100°F 1932 | 45°F 2025 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 87°F | 65°F | 102°F 1948 | 40°F 1986 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 87°F | 65°F | 106°F 1932 | 43°F 1965 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 87°F | 64°F | 105°F 1932 | 40°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315123 (Louisburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315123, 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.