Climate averages 1991–2020
Franklin weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Franklin: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 109 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes July a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 20 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nashville (28 km away). In July its highs average 31.2°C, about as warm as Franklin, with 106 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Franklin ranks joint 184th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 425th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Franklin is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 109 mm to 85 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Franklin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 105 | 10.3 | 10.010 h |
| February | 10.7°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 119 | 10.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.4°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 127 | 11.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 127 | 10.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 121 | 12.3 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 103 | 12.3 | 14.615 h |
| July, selected | 31.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 109 | 13.1 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 85 | 10.5 | 13.514 h |
| September | 27.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 82 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 90 | 7.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.8°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 98 | 9.0 | 10.310 h |
| December | 9.9°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 127 | 10.5 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Nashville in JulyUnited States · 28 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 106 mm rain
- Murfreesboro in JulyUnited States · 44 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 112 mm rain
- Clarksville in JulyUnited States · 80 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 97 mm rain
- Huntsville in JulyUnited States · 135 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 112 mm rain
- Chattanooga in JulyUnited States · 172 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 105 mm rain
- East Chattanooga in JulyUnited States · 175 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 105 mm rain
- Evansville in JulyUnited States · 236 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 86 mm rain
- Knoxville in JulyUnited States · 265 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.5°C · 119 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Franklin) is explained once on the Franklin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.