Sanford climate

Sanford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanford, 1.6 km from Sanford

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.14 in over about 18 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sanford, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
75°F
Precipitation
8.14 in
Record high
100°FAug 11, 2023
Record low
65°FAug 25, 1957
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.6
Daylight
13 h 30 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
75°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 192°F74°F99°F 201072°F 195554%
Aug 292°F75°F99°F 199971°F 196654%
Aug 392°F75°F99°F 195171°F 195255%
Aug 492°F75°F97°F 201170°F 200155%
Aug 592°F75°F97°F 195671°F 195855%
Aug 692°F75°F97°F 195670°F 195555%
Aug 792°F75°F99°F 195672°F 195755%
Aug 892°F75°F98°F 199971°F 195555%
Aug 992°F75°F99°F 195169°F 196755%
Aug 1092°F75°F97°F 195167°F 194555%
Aug 1192°F75°F100°F 202369°F 194555%
Aug 1292°F75°F99°F 200670°F 194556%
Aug 1392°F75°F98°F 196170°F 196756%
Aug 1492°F75°F98°F 201369°F 196756%
Aug 1592°F75°F97°F 199968°F 196756%
Aug 1692°F75°F97°F 202370°F 195956%
Aug 1792°F75°F97°F 195169°F 200056%
Aug 1892°F75°F98°F 195168°F 200056%
Aug 1992°F75°F97°F 195169°F 196056%
Aug 2092°F75°F96°F 201070°F 194556%
Aug 2191°F75°F98°F 200770°F 201255%
Aug 2291°F75°F97°F 201471°F 196355%
Aug 2391°F75°F98°F 201469°F 195755%
Aug 2491°F75°F96°F 195166°F 195755%
Aug 2591°F75°F95°F 199965°F 195755%
Aug 2691°F75°F96°F 200770°F 195754%
Aug 2791°F75°F97°F 195469°F 200154%
Aug 2891°F75°F96°F 195470°F 194554%
Aug 2991°F75°F97°F 200569°F 195653%
Aug 3091°F74°F96°F 200170°F 195653%
Aug 3191°F74°F95°F 195871°F 196753%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sanford, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00087982 (Sanford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012854, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.