Sanford, FL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANFORD, FL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sanford has an annual average temperature of 72.6°F with about 54 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 49.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (8.19 in) and November the driest (2.01 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
23.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
321
Cooling need
3,057

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) 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.

1950s
23
1960s
58
1970s
51
1980s
32
1990s
79
2000s
39
2010s
62
2020s
22

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 70.1°F 49.2°F 59.6°F 2.77 in 8
February 72.8°F 51.5°F 62.1°F 2.51 in 7
March 77.2°F 55.6°F 66.4°F 3.17 in 7
April 82.1°F 60.9°F 71.5°F 2.54 in 7
May 87.1°F 66.8°F 76.9°F 3.44 in 8
June 90.3°F 72.3°F 81.3°F 8.16 in 16
July 91.8°F 74.2°F 83.0°F 8.19 in 16
August 91.6°F 74.5°F 83.0°F 8.14 in 18
September 89.0°F 73.4°F 81.2°F 6.35 in 14
October 83.9°F 67.1°F 75.5°F 4.26 in 9
November 77.3°F 58.8°F 68.1°F 2.01 in 7
December 72.3°F 52.9°F 62.6°F 2.49 in 7

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