Franklin weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Franklin, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MERCED, 5 km from Franklin; records cover 1899–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 12.5 in318 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 27
- Heating degree days
- 2,696
- Cooling degree days
- 1,465
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 27°−3° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Franklin in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 37°3°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1953)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 604
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin in February
Highs average 61°16° and lows 39°4°, with 2.2 in57 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1930)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 423
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 42°6°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1972)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 328
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Franklin in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 46°8°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1985)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 191
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Franklin in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 52°11°, with 0.59 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1928)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 57
- Cooling degree days
- 112
Franklin in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 57°14°, with 0.13 in3.3 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1925)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 254
Franklin in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 62°17°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1902)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 412
Franklin in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 60°16°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1905)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 370
Franklin in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 56°13°, with 0.07 in1.8 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 113°45° (2022)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 238
Franklin in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 49°9°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1905)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 101
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Franklin in November
Highs average 65°18° and lows 41°5°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 371
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Franklin in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 36°2°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1912)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 606
- Cooling degree days
- 0