Is this weather normal in Franklin County?

Maine · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Franklin County ran the coolest against its usual of all 16 counties in Maine this September (-1°). Franklin County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 43.3° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 46°, lows near 30°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Franklin County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.2°OctNov: -0.6°NovDec: -4.8°DecJan 2026: -0.9°JanFeb: -2.0°FebMar: +3.1°MarApr: +2.1°AprMay: -1.2°MayJun: +2.0°JunJul: +0.9°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: -1.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.0 inOctNov: -1.2 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.6 inJanFeb: -1.9 inFebMar: -0.7 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: +1.2 inMayJun: +1.1 inJunJul: -2.6 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: -1.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Franklin County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January23° / 5°3.3 in23.8° 20231.3° 1912
February26° / 6°2.8 in26.0° 19811.9° 1934
March35° / 15°3.3 in33.1° 194615.2° 1923
April48° / 27°3.9 in42.8° 201029.1° 1926
May61° / 38°3.9 in55.2° 199841.4° 1917
June70° / 48°5.0 in63.2° 193052.8° 1958
July75° / 54°4.5 in68.6° 192159.2° 1902
August74° / 52°4.2 in67.4° 193754.5° 1903
September66° / 45°3.7 in61.9° 196149.3° 1950
October53° / 35°5.1 in50.8° 201734.6° 1925
November40° / 25°4.0 in37.5° 200622.1° 1933
December29° / 13°4.1 in30.2° 20152.9° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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