Sanford (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Sanford

Sanford average temperature chart (Celsius) Sanford average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sanford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.6 11.5 16.7 21.9 25.8 29.1 31 30.2 27.2 22.1 17.1 11.5
°F 49.3 52.7 62.1 71.4 78.5 84.4 87.8 86.4 81 71.8 62.8 52.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Sanford monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sanford monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sanford (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 90 99 104 82 97 114 136 123 91 85 73 83
inches 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.8 4.5 5.4 4.8 3.6 3.3 2.9 3.3
Rainy days 10 9 10 8 10 10 11 10 7 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Sanford: 1132.967mm (446.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Sanford

Sanford average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sanford
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 6.8 8.1 9.2 9.2 9.7 9.3 8.6 8 7.7 6.6 5.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Sanford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sanford average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sanford (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -2.1 -0.8 3.6 8.2 13.1 17.4 19.8 19.3 15.3 8.6 3.8 -0.4
Max °C 9.9 11.8 17.1 22.2 26.2 29.4 31.3 30.5 27.5 22.5 17.5 11.8
Min °F 28.2 30.6 38.4 46.8 55.5 63.3 67.6 66.7 59.5 47.4 38.8 31.3
Max °F 39 41.9 50.5 59.4 67.3 74.1 77.9 76.8 70.5 59.9 51.1 42.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sanford average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sanford average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sanford in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16 15.3 15.3 16.6 19.9 24 26.6 27 25.8 22.7 19.5 17.5
°F 60.8 59.5 59.6 61.9 67.8 75.2 79.9 80.6 78.4 72.8 67.1 63.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sanford average winspeed by month (km/h) Sanford average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sanford (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 16 16 15 13 12 12 11 12 12 13 14
mph 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Sanford relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sanford
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 64% 64% 62% 71% 74% 76% 77% 77% 73% 70% 69%

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Sanford weather stats

Sanford weather statistics
Hottest month: July 31°C 87.8°F
Driest month: November 73mm 2.9ins
Sunniest month: April 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January 9.6°C 49.3°F
Wettest month: July 136mm 5.4ins
Warmest sea: August 27°C 80.6°F
Map showing location of Sanford (35.47988, -79.1803) Sanford map pin © Google

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