Humid subtropical
Franklin, North Carolina
Macon County, North Carolina · Population 4.2k · 2,136 ft elevation
Living in Franklin
Franklin has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Franklin is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Franklin at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 2,136 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $738/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 204 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,473 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 26°F | 5.3″ | 1.0″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 0.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 35°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 42°F | 5.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | — | 201 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 29°F | 5.2″ | 0.7″ | 163 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology