Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rocky Mt, 2.1 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 in over about 10 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
79°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-11°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.6 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
Jan 147°F28°F78°F 19529°F 201833%5%
Jan 247°F28°F73°F 19528°F 201833%5%
Jan 347°F27°F74°F 19974°F 197933%5%
Jan 447°F27°F73°F 20049°F 196933%5%
Jan 547°F27°F70°F 19505°F 196933%5%
Jan 647°F27°F72°F 19504°F 201433%5%
Jan 747°F27°F72°F 20081°F 201433%5%
Jan 847°F27°F70°F 19650°F 197033%5%
Jan 947°F27°F66°F 1949-1°F 197033%6%
Jan 1047°F27°F70°F 1949-2°F 198233%6%
Jan 1147°F27°F67°F 20200°F 198233%6%
Jan 1247°F27°F73°F 20135°F 198132%6%
Jan 1347°F27°F71°F 20131°F 197732%6%
Jan 1447°F26°F72°F 200712°F 194832%6%
Jan 1547°F26°F73°F 19522°F 199432%6%
Jan 1647°F26°F70°F 1974-4°F 197232%6%
Jan 1747°F26°F70°F 1974-4°F 197732%6%
Jan 1847°F26°F71°F 1990-1°F 199432%6%
Jan 1947°F26°F68°F 1951-6°F 199432%6%
Jan 2047°F26°F69°F 1951-10°F 198532%6%
Jan 2147°F26°F69°F 1959-11°F 198532%6%
Jan 2247°F26°F70°F 19672°F 198432%6%
Jan 2347°F26°F73°F 19675°F 197032%6%
Jan 2447°F26°F74°F 1950-4°F 196332%6%
Jan 2547°F26°F76°F 19506°F 196332%6%
Jan 2647°F26°F78°F 195011°F 198232%6%
Jan 2747°F26°F75°F 19992°F 198731%6%
Jan 2848°F26°F73°F 19754°F 196331%6%
Jan 2948°F26°F75°F 19754°F 197731%6%
Jan 3048°F26°F79°F 20023°F 196631%6%
Jan 3148°F26°F68°F 19744°F 196631%6%

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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447338 (Rocky Mt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013741, 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.