Franklin Town weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Franklin Town, Massachusetts: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Norton West, 23 km from Franklin Town; records cover 1913–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 52.3 in1329 mm
- Snow a year
- 50 in126 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 1
- First fall freeze
- Oct 12
- Heating degree days
- 6,213
- Cooling degree days
- 586
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Franklin Town in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 18°−8°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 14 in36 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2020)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 1166
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin Town in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 19°−7°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 13 in32 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2017)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1004
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin Town in March
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1977)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin Town in April
Highs average 58°14° and lows 35°2°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1976)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 552
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Franklin Town in May
Highs average 69°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1992)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1922)
- Heating degree days
- 260
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Franklin Town in June
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2008)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Franklin Town in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°16°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1991)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 226
Franklin Town in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2002)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 182
Franklin Town in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1983)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1941)
- Heating degree days
- 128
- Cooling degree days
- 56
Franklin Town in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1922)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 436
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Franklin Town in November
Highs average 51°11° and lows 32°0°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2024)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 704
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Franklin Town in December
Highs average 42°5° and lows 24°−4°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation and 9 in23 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1998)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 995
- Cooling degree days
- 0