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United States / Indiana / Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area / Madison County / Frankton / Zip Codes
Frankton, IN has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summers bring high temperatures in the 80s and 90s with high humidity levels. Winters are usually very cold with temperatures dropping into the teens and twenties. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, but is heaviest during the summer months. Snowfall does occur on occasion in the winter months, but doesn't last for long due to warm air from the Gulf of Mexico.

Frankton, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frankton averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Frankton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frankton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Frankton is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Frankton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFrankton, IndianaUnited States
  41.4 in.38.1 in.
  17.5 in.27.8 in.
  115.8 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  18.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  833 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.

July is the hottest month for Frankton with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Frankton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Frankton are September, June and August.
In Frankton, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Frankton with an average of 18.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Frankton, there are 122.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Frankton, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Frankton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Frankton with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in Frankton means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Frankton with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in Frankton, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.5 inches in Frankton means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Frankton with 6.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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