Sanford, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Sanford's real weather, in one number
Sanford, NC scores 47/100 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.
Sanford's hottest and coldest months
Sanford's hottest month is Jul, averaging 80°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 42°F, a 38.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Sanford's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 31°F | 3.93in | 0.7in |
| Feb | 56°F | 32°F | 3.09in | 0.3in |
| Mar | 65°F | 40°F | 4.12in | 0.2in |
| Apr | 73°F | 47°F | 3.32in | 0in |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 2.95in | 0in |
| Jun | 87°F | 65°F | 4.5in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.72in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.86in | 0in |
| Sep | 83°F | 61°F | 5.67in | 0in |
| Oct | 73°F | 49°F | 3.38in | 0in |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 3.61in | 0in |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 3.66in | 0.1in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Sanford at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Sanford
Sanford averages 47.81in of precipitation a year across roughly 89 days with measurable rain or snow, and 1.3in of snow a year.
Where Sanford ranks
Sanford ranks 2605 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 93 of 147 within NC. About 32,971 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Carthage Wtp, NC US, 17.1 miles from Sanford, 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