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United States / Vermont / Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area / Franklin County / Franklin / Zip Codes
Franklin, VT has a moderate climate with warm and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. This area of the country tends to experience all four seasons, with spring bringing mild temperatures and plentiful rainfall. In summer, temperatures average in the high 70s Fahrenheit, while winter brings an average temperature of around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Franklin is also known for its heavy snowfall, with some winters seeing over 60 inches of snowfall in total.

Franklin, Vermont gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin averages 86 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Franklin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 86 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Vermont.

9 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Franklin, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFranklin, VermontUnited States
  39.7 in.38.1 in.
  85.9 in.27.8 in.
  148.7 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  4.4°21.7°
  6.17
  2.94.3
  446 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 Franklin with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Vermont. 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 August, July and June.
In Franklin, there are 2.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Vermont.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin with an average of 4.4°. This is colder than most places in Vermont.
In Franklin, there are 166.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Vermont.
In Franklin, there are 29.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Vermont.
Humidity in Franklin is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Franklin with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Franklin means that it is drier than most places in Vermont.
May is the rainiest month in Franklin with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 148.7 rainy days annually in Franklin, which is about average compared to other places in Vermont. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 25% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 85.9 inches in Franklin means that it is about average compared to other places in Vermont. December is the snowiest month in Franklin with 19.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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