Franklin County, ME Climate

Franklin County, Maine has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is usually around 70°F and the average winter temperature is around 20°F. Rainfall is significant throughout the year, averaging 35 inches annually. Snowfall can range from 40 to 90 inches per year depending on the year’s weather patterns. Spring in Franklin County typically brings mild temperatures with some rain and snow showers before drying up for the summer months. Autumn often offers cooler temperatures with more precipitation in the form of rain storms or snow showers.

Franklin County, Maine gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Franklin County averages 95 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Franklin County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Franklin County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 95 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Franklin County is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Maine.

8.9 Summer - 3.3 Winter

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

Climate	Franklin, Maine	United States
	45.3 in.	38.1 in.
	94.5 in.	27.8 in.
	136.1 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	77.5°	85.8°
	3.7°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	2.9	4.3
	1545 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 County with an average high temperature of 77.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Maine. In Franklin County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Franklin County are July, August and June.

In Franklin County, there are 2.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Maine.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Franklin County with an average of 3.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Franklin County, there are 178.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

In Franklin County, there are 30.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Maine.

Humidity in Franklin County 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.

June is the wettest month in Franklin County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Franklin County means that it is drier than most places in Maine.

June is the rainiest month in Franklin County with 13.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 136.1 rainy days annually in Franklin County, which is rainier than most places in Maine. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 94.5 inches in Franklin County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maine. January is the snowiest month in Franklin County with 22.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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