Franklin, KS Climate


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Franklin, KS has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 53°F (12°C), while the average high in the summer months is around 89°F (32°C), and the average low in the winter months is around 28°F (-2°C). Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 37 inches (94 cm) annually. Snowfall does occur from time to time during the winter months, though it generally doesn't accumulate very much. In general, Franklin enjoys a pleasant climate all year round that makes it an ideal place to live and visit.

Franklin, Kansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Franklin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Franklin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFranklin, KansasUnited States
  46.0 in.38.1 in.
  10.4 in.27.8 in.
  90.4 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.54.3
  991 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 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. 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 June.
In Franklin, there are 38.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Franklin, there are 95.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
In Franklin, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kansas.
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.
May is the wettest month in Franklin with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Franklin means that it is one of the wettest places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Franklin with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 90.4 rainy days annually in Franklin, which is rainier than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.4 inches in Franklin means that it is less snowy than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Franklin with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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