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Franklin averages 48.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (14.9″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 14 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 58 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
0
<1
2
45°F
November
2.5″
1
2
15
33°F
December
10.4″
3
11
25
23°F
January
14.9″
5
20
28
17°F
February
11.8″
3
17
25
20°F
March
6.7″
2
8
21
29°F
April
2.1″
1
1
6
38°F
Year
48.7″
14
58
123
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport (8 mi from the city center, -138 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
48.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Milwaukee Mitchell Airport station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 14.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Franklin have?
About 123 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 17 °F.