Sandy Springs, SC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Sandy Springs's primary NOAA station, SANDY SPRINGS 2 NE.
The climate verdict for Sandy Springs
Water is the standout signal in Sandy Springs, South Carolina: 49.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 60°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.8"
- precipitation, annual total
- 208 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Sandy Springs: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00387687 · Sandy Springs, SC 60°F mean · 49.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,146
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scottsboro
- PRCP-MID 49.8"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,336 HDD
- STN-1 USC00387687
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Scottsboro, AL (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every SC station list.
- Sandy Springs (this station) 60°F
- Cold Lincolnton, NC 60°F
- Hot Chatsworth, GA 60°F
- Near Scottsboro, AL 60°F
- Near Arcola, NC 60°F
Climate Living Index · Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs: 73/100 · grade B
Sandy Springs publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Sandy Springs, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 69 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.9°F · 7.6° from 67.5°F | 76/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 208 days/year | 70/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 49.8 in · 14.8 from 35 in | 48/100 · D |
Sandy Springs · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Sandy Springs is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 40.9°F and warmest-month mean 78.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.4°F
- Coldest month
- 40.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Sandy Springs sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Sandy Springs's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 25% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Sandy Springs sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 20% wettest
- Sandy Springs's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 75%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Sandy Springs is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Sandy Springs compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Sandy Springs's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 4.8" | 20.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 57°F (14°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.3" | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 65°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 4.6" | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.7" | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| June | 87°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 13.6 |
| September | 83°F (28°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.5" | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| November | 64°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.8" | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 56°F (13°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 4.7" | 17.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Sandy Springs works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 17 and hold at or above 90°F on 6 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 63 dates, bottoming at 28°F around January 11.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 17 through July 22, covering 6 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 3 to October 27.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 14, then returns to freezing around December 14, covering 63 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 4, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 19 at 25%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 121 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 28 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Sandy Springs.
Where Sandy Springs Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 50 inches.
Sandy Springs earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.9 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
Sandy Springs spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Sandy Springs has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 37.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 4.8" and October 3.5". The three wettest months together take 28% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Sandy Springs, it arrives in quantity
49.8" of precipitation falls across only about 121 wet days here, averaging 0.41 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 121 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.41 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
208 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,336
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,503
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside SC closest to Sandy Springs on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (60°F here).
- Barnsdall, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Cullman, AL 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairview, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Gainesville, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Glennville, GA 49.8" · 0.0" off
- Bridgehampton, NY 49.8" · 0.0" off
- Old Forge, NY 49.8" · 0.0" off
- Grantsville, WV 49.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Sandy Springs's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Sandy Springs's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,336 annual heating degree days against 1,503 for cooling. Its 37.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Sandy Springs's frost-free season lasts about 208 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Sandy Springs's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 37.5°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Sandy Springs carries 49.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Sandy Springs's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Sandy Springs, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Sandy Springs's primary station: SANDY SPRINGS 2 NE (USC00387687). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 4563655), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Sandy Springs: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Sandy Springs comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.