Sanford, North Carolina vs Salem, Virginia Climate
90%matchSanford vs Salem: a 90% climate match. Compared with Sanford, Salem has 4°F (2°C) colder winter nights and 4°F (2°C) cooler summer days.
Sanford gets 46 in (1158 mm) of rain a year and Salem 40 in (1014 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 91°F (33°C) in Sanford and 87°F (30°C) in Salem.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
SanfordSalemsolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
SanfordSalem
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford | Salem | Sanford | Salem | Sanford | Salem | |
| Jan | 52°F(11°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 31°F(-1°C) | 27°F(-3°C) | 3.7 in(95 mm) | 2.6 in(66 mm) |
| Feb | 57°F(14°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 33°F(1°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 2.6 in(67 mm) |
| Mar | 64°F(18°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 3.5 in(89 mm) |
| Apr | 74°F(23°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 3.5 in(89 mm) | 3.2 in(82 mm) |
| May | 81°F(27°C) | 76°F(25°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 3.7 in(94 mm) | 3.9 in(99 mm) |
| Jun | 87°F(31°C) | 83°F(28°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 4.4 in(112 mm) | 3.6 in(91 mm) |
| Jul | 91°F(33°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 4.0 in(102 mm) | 3.8 in(97 mm) |
| Aug | 89°F(31°C) | 85°F(29°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 4.7 in(120 mm) | 3.4 in(87 mm) |
| Sep | 83°F(28°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 4.3 in(110 mm) | 4.1 in(104 mm) |
| Oct | 74°F(23°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 3.0 in(77 mm) | 3.1 in(78 mm) |
| Nov | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 3.5 in(88 mm) | 2.9 in(73 mm) |
| Dec | 55°F(13°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 33°F(1°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 3.4 in(87 mm) | 3.2 in(81 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.