Warm-summer humid continental
Sanford, Maine
York County, Maine · Population 22k · 282 ft elevation
Living in Sanford
Sanford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it is a snowy place (70″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sanford at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 70″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $257k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,158/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 190 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,324 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 10°F | 3.7″ | 18.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 11°F | 3.6″ | 20.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 20°F | 4.7″ | 11.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 30°F | 4.6″ | 2.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 36°F | 5.3″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 1.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 17°F | 4.8″ | 16.0″ | 136 hrs |
Near Sanford
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology