Warm-summer humid continental
Franklin, New Hampshire
Merrimack County, New Hampshire · Population 8.8k · 312 ft elevation
Living in Franklin
Franklin has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Franklin at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 312 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,520 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,088/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.92%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,052 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 9°F | 3.1″ | 18.8″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 11°F | 2.8″ | 16.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 9.4″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.6″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 4.9″ | 0.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 17°F | 4.0″ | 12.8″ | 127 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