Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Franklin, MA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Franklin lands right in that shoulder-season sweet spot — historically averaging a high of 53° and a low of 35°, with nearly a coin-flip chance (46%) of seeing some rain. The date's range is wild though: it's hit 77° as recently as 2010 and dropped to a brutal 22° low in 2016.
Franklin's weather has real teeth on both ends — 71 years of records show a 112-degree swing between an all-time low of -11° (February 2016) and a scorching 101° (July 2010). The town has also seen a single-day snowfall of 30 inches in the Blizzard of '78 and nearly 7 inches of rain in one October day in 2005.
Franklin is warmest in mid-July, when highs average 86°, and coldest in late January, when you're lucky to hit 36°. If you're trying to dodge rain, avoid December — historically the wettest week of the year drops over an inch of precipitation between the 10th and 16th. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows, with April through May and September through October all clearing 60°–76° on average.