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Sanford, ME Weather & Climate Normals

What a normal year in Sanford actually looks like

Strongly seasonal
44 /100

On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Sanford, ME, the comfort score comes out to 44/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.

How much Sanford's weather actually swings

Average temperatures in Sanford run from 21°F in Jan up to 69°F in Jul, a 47.9°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.

How wet Sanford actually gets

Sanford averages 51.31in of precipitation a year across roughly 121 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.

Sanford against the rest of the country

Out of 4876 cities scored here, Sanford comes in at 3755; within ME alone it ranks 2 of 20. Population is about 22,497.

Checking the actual forecast

These figures come from SANFORD 2 NNW, ME US, the NOAA station 2.6 miles from Sanford, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.

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More on how this is worked out

Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is