Sanford, AL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANDALUSIA OPP AP, AL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sanford has an annual average temperature of 68.8°F with about 59.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 41.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.03 in) and October the driest (3.49 in).

Annual swing
31.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,245
Cooling need
2,616

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Climate change signal

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251 of 366 (68.6%) of Sanford'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.

2000s
33
2010s
225
2020s
108

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 63.2°F 41.1°F 52.2°F 5.35 in
February 67.2°F 44.2°F 55.7°F 4.94 in
March 74.6°F 49.7°F 62.1°F 5.31 in
April 80.7°F 55.9°F 68.3°F 4.90 in
May 87.8°F 63.3°F 75.6°F 4.06 in
June 92.2°F 71.7°F 81.9°F 5.57 in
July 93.9°F 73.9°F 83.9°F 6.03 in
August 93.1°F 73.7°F 83.4°F 5.08 in
September 89.6°F 69.4°F 79.5°F 4.72 in
October 81.1°F 58.2°F 69.6°F 3.49 in
November 71.9°F 47.7°F 59.8°F 4.14 in
December 64.4°F 43.1°F 53.7°F 5.52 in

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