Franklin County, IA Climate

Franklin, IA County has a humid continental climate, with mild summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the winter months are often below freezing, with average temperatures in the low to mid 20s. Summers are warm but can be hot and humid at times, with average temperatures typically reaching into the mid-70s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year and snow is common during winter months. In spring and fall, warmer days are interspersed with cooler ones, making for pleasant weather conditions most of the year round.

Franklin County, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin County averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Franklin County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin County is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Franklin County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 County with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Franklin County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin County are June, August and September.

In Franklin County, there are 11.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin County with an average of 7.6°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Franklin County, there are 155.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Franklin County, there are 22.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Franklin County 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 Franklin County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in Franklin County means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Franklin County with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 96.9 rainy days annually in Franklin County, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in Franklin County means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Franklin County with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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