Sanford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Sanford, Michigan: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MIDLAND, 17 km from Sanford; records cover 1970–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.4 in849 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 6,798
- Cooling degree days
- 630
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−18° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Sanford in January
Highs average 29°−1° and lows 17°−9°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 60°16° (2008)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1303
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sanford in February
Highs average 32°0° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2024)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1128
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sanford in March
Highs average 43°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2012)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 962
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Sanford in April
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1980)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 577
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Sanford in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 48°9°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 37
Sanford in June
Highs average 78°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1971)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 53
- Cooling degree days
- 131
Sanford in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°16°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 220
Sanford in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°16°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2001)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 170
Sanford in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1973)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 136
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Sanford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 60°16° and lows 42°5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 445
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Sanford in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 32°0°, with 2.7 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1978)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 788
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sanford in December
Highs average 34°1° and lows 23°−5°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 67°19° (2001)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 1122
- Cooling degree days
- 0