Sandy, OR Weather & Climate Normals
Sandy's real weather, in one number
Sandy, OR scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Sandy's hottest and coldest months
Sandy's hottest month is Aug, averaging 66°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 39°F, a 26.8°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Sandy's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 35°F | 10.26in | 0.7in |
| Feb | 47°F | 36°F | 7.95in | 1.2in |
| Mar | 52°F | 37°F | 8.5in | 0.2in |
| Apr | 57°F | 41°F | 7.34in | 0in |
| May | 64°F | 46°F | 5.72in | 0in |
| Jun | 69°F | 50°F | 3.96in | 0in |
| Jul | 77°F | 54°F | 0.95in | 0in |
| Aug | 78°F | 54°F | 1.2in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.42in | 0in |
| Oct | 60°F | 45°F | 7.37in | 0in |
| Nov | 49°F | 40°F | 10.62in | 0.2in |
| Dec | 43°F | 35°F | 11.67in | 0.6in |
Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Sandy at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Sandy
Sandy averages 78.96in of precipitation a year across roughly 190 days with measurable rain or snow, and 2.9in of snow a year.
Where Sandy ranks
Sandy ranks 3413 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 72 of 80 within OR. About 12,990 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Headworks Portland Wtr B, OR US, 6.5 miles from Sandy, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station