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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Izard County / Franklin / Zip Codes
Franklin, AR has a humid subtropical climate with mild to warm temperatures year-round. The summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the mid 90s, while winters can be cool with temperatures reaching into the 30s and 40s. On average there are around 50 days of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of rain showers during late spring and early summer months. The region also experiences occasional severe weather such as thunderstorms, hail, flooding, and tornadoes.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Franklin, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFranklin, ArkansasUnited States
  48.4 in.38.1 in.
  7.6 in.27.8 in.
  92.5 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  90.7°85.8°
  24.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.94.3
  623 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Franklin with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Franklin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin are May, September and October.
In Franklin, there are 50.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin with an average of 24.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Franklin, there are 93.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Franklin, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Franklin during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Franklin.
November is the wettest month in Franklin with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in Franklin means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Franklin with 9.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 92.5 rainy days annually in Franklin, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.6 inches in Franklin means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Franklin with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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