Franklin weather in January

In January, Franklin sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Franklin's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Franklin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
12th warmest
Overnight low
31°
1st coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:02 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
7 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Franklin is city and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States.

Density
672/km²
people per km²
Founded
1799

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month.

A typical January day in Franklin reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°F cooler than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Franklin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Franklin weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 31°4.110.31.49.81.6
Feb52° / 34°4.610.21.610.62.6
Mar60° / 41°5.011.30.711.74.8
Apr70° / 50°5.010.7012.96.3
May78° / 60°4.712.3013.96.4
Jun85° / 68°4.112.3014.44.9
Jul88° / 71°4.313.1014.24.0
Aug88° / 70°3.310.5013.44.5
Sep82° / 62°3.27.9012.26.4
Oct71° / 51°3.57.8011.17.1
Nov59° / 41°3.890.210.14.9
Dec50° / 35°5.110.50.59.62.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93664
103763
113763
123664
133664
143664
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314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Franklin gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1334
2334
3344
4344
5354
6354
7354
8364
9365
10365
11365
12365
13365
14365
15365
16355
17355
18345
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30305
31305

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39451
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99451
109541
119541
129541
139730
149730
159730
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:034:39
29.67:034:39
39.67:034:40
49.67:034:41
59.67:034:42
69.77:034:42
79.77:034:43
89.77:034:44
99.77:034:45
109.77:034:46
119.77:034:47
129.77:034:47
139.87:034:48
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169.87:024:51
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2510.06:595:00
2610.06:595:01
2710.16:585:02
2810.16:575:03
2910.16:575:04
3010.16:565:05
3110.26:565:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
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172.3Moderate
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212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Franklin?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Franklin.

What to pack for Franklin in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Franklin sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Franklin in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Franklin peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Franklin in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Franklin is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Franklin?

Franklin sits at 35.9°N, 86.9°W, 643 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brentwood Estates, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Franklin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Franklin.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Franklin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 ft around an average of 679 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,890 ft.

The land around Franklin is covered by trees (50%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
430 ft
10 miles
764 ft
50 miles
1,890 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Brentwood Estates 8.7 mi · Brentwood 8.7 mi · Spring Hill 12 mi · La Vergne 17 mi · Nashville 17 mi · Smyrna 20 mi · Hermitage 23 mi · Columbia 24 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Franklin (35.9251°, -86.8689°, elevation 643 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).