Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:30 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min6:53 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F54 in of rain a yearwettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days51 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brentwood station, 5 mi away; snow from Franklin Sewage Plt
Nearby landmarksClovercroft Lakelake · under a mileLake Colonial Estateslake · 4.0 miBoiling Springsspring · 3.2 miHarvey Knobspeak · 1.9 miMcMahan Knobpeak · 2.4 miWilliamson Collegecollege · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLiberty Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 83 acresMarcella Vivrette Smith Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 399 acresCarntonstate historic site · 5.0 miCarter Housestate historic site · 5.9 miRadnor Lakestate park · 9.4 mi · 1,363 acresHaley-Jaqueth Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 246 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilliamson County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025216 of 243 days measured27 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Williamson County monitors, TN
Drinking waterFranklin Water Deptserves 77,222 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation749 ft228 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliamson Medical Center2.9 miPost officeFranklin Post Office3.6 miTown hallFranklin City Hall5.6 miPoliceFranklin Police Department5.9 miFire stationFranklin Fire Department Station 62.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA16 miInterstateI-653.1 miUS highwayUS 431 Truck4.3 miCoachNashville TN (NVL)FlixBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37068 ZIP area.
