Sandy, OR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HEADWORKS PORTLAND WTR B, OR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sandy has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 79 inches of precipitation per year and 2.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 77.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 35.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (11.67 in) and July the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Sandy
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →22 of 366 (6%) of Sandy's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1900s | 9 | |
| 1910s | 30 | |
| 1920s | 35 | |
| 1930s | 45 | |
| 1940s | 41 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 27 | |
| 1970s | 18 | |
| 1980s | 53 | |
| 1990s | 47 | |
| 2000s | 13 | |
| 2010s | 16 | |
| 2020s | 6 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43.8°F | 35.3°F | 39.5°F | 10.26 in | 0.7 in | 22 |
| February | 47.2°F | 35.9°F | 41.6°F | 7.95 in | 1.2 in | 18 |
| March | 51.9°F | 37.4°F | 44.6°F | 8.50 in | 0.2 in | 21 |
| April | 56.9°F | 40.5°F | 48.7°F | 7.34 in | — | 20 |
| May | 64.1°F | 45.6°F | 54.8°F | 5.72 in | — | 16 |
| June | 68.9°F | 49.7°F | 59.3°F | 3.96 in | — | 12 |
| July | 76.6°F | 53.9°F | 65.2°F | 0.95 in | — | 5 |
| August | 77.6°F | 54.2°F | 65.9°F | 1.20 in | — | 5 |
| September | 71.7°F | 50.9°F | 61.3°F | 3.42 in | — | 9 |
| October | 60.1°F | 45.1°F | 52.6°F | 7.37 in | — | 17 |
| November | 49.1°F | 39.5°F | 44.3°F | 10.62 in | 0.2 in | 21 |
| December | 43.1°F | 35.1°F | 39.1°F | 11.67 in | 0.6 in | 23 |
Climate twins of Sandy
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).