Sanford, ME
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANFORD 2 NNW, ME US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Sanford has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 51.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.9°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.35 in) and February the driest (3.62 in).
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Full guide →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 | 38 | |
| 1960s | 46 | |
| 1970s | 53 | |
| 1980s | 35 | |
| 1990s | 54 | |
| 2000s | 48 | |
| 2010s | 46 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
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 | 31.7°F | 9.9°F | 20.8°F | 3.68 in | — | 10 |
| February | 35.3°F | 11.3°F | 23.3°F | 3.62 in | — | 8 |
| March | 43.5°F | 19.9°F | 31.7°F | 4.70 in | — | 10 |
| April | 56.8°F | 30.4°F | 43.6°F | 4.60 in | — | 10 |
| May | 67.8°F | 40.8°F | 54.3°F | 3.83 in | — | 11 |
| June | 76.2°F | 50.5°F | 63.3°F | 4.56 in | — | 12 |
| July | 81.3°F | 56.1°F | 68.7°F | 3.96 in | — | 11 |
| August | 80.3°F | 54.5°F | 67.4°F | 3.94 in | — | 9 |
| September | 72.8°F | 47.0°F | 59.9°F | 3.82 in | — | 9 |
| October | 60.5°F | 35.6°F | 48.1°F | 5.35 in | — | 11 |
| November | 48.2°F | 26.7°F | 37.5°F | 4.46 in | — | 10 |
| December | 37.2°F | 17.3°F | 27.3°F | 4.79 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Sanford
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).