Climate · Franklinville

Franklinville, NC climate

Franklinville has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
90°
284th hottest of 773 North Carolina towns
January low
30°
335th coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
137th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow a winter
5 in
178th snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Franklinville feels like

Winter

53° / 32°
Typical high / low · 2 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

72° / 47°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5

Summer

88° / 67°
Typical high / low · 33 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

72° / 49°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 31
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Franklinville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January51°30°3.7" 2.3"92 35° – 47°
February55°33°3.0" 1.1"81 34° – 52°
March63°39°4.1" 0.5"90 45° – 60°
April72°47°3.7" 090 55° – 63°
May79°56°3.6" 090 63° – 73°
June86°65°4.0" 090 72° – 80°
July90°69°4.6" 0100 76° – 83°
August88°68°4.2" 090 74° – 83°
September82°61°4.8" 080 68° – 77°
October72°48°3.3" 070 57° – 66°
November62°38°3.4" 0.1"70 45° – 56°
December54°33°3.5" 0.6"80 34° – 54°
Year71°49°45.9"4.6"1033

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Franklinville

Franklinville gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 103 days a year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 73% of U.S. towns
5 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 79% of U.S. towns
3 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 74% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.8"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
2.3"
Frost & the growing season

About 207 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by October 31. That leaves about 207 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 76% of U.S. towns.

65
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
33
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Franklinville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Franklinville, 72% of that work is heating and 28% is cooling.

72%heating
3,539 heating degree daysLess heating than 82% of U.S. towns
1,388 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 75% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Franklinville compares

Summer heat90° July high
Hotter than 78% of U.S. towns284th hottest of 773 North Carolina towns
Winter cold30° January low
Milder than 82% of U.S. towns335th coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 73% of U.S. towns137th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow5" a winter
Less snow than 79% of U.S. towns178th snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
Growing season207 frost-free days
Longer than 76% of U.S. towns201st shortest of 773 North Carolina towns
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Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Franklinville averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 56% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.8° now 43°, was 41°
🌷 Spring+1.0° now 59°, was 58°
☀️ Summer+1.0° now 78°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 61°, was 60°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Franklinville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 34° to 54°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Franklinville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Franklinville?

January, with a typical high of 51° and a low of 30°.

What is the hottest month in Franklinville?

July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 33 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Franklinville get?

About 5 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Franklinville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 5.

What is the rainiest month in Franklinville?

September, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Franklinville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Randleman, NC (8 mi, snow) and Asheboro 2 W, NC (9 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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