Sand Springs, TX climate
Sand Springs has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Sand Springs feels like
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Sand Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 32° | 0.8" | 0.8" | 2 | 0 | 39° – 51° |
| February | 63° | 35° | 0.8" | 1.2" | 3 | 0 | 42° – 56° |
| March | 71° | 43° | 1.2" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| April | 80° | 50° | 1.3" | 0.1" | 3 | 0 | 57° – 71° |
| May | 87° | 60° | 2.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 68° – 81° |
| June | 93° | 68° | 2.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77° – 88° |
| July | 95° | 71° | 1.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78° – 88° |
| August | 95° | 71° | 2.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78° – 89° |
| September | 87° | 63° | 2.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71° – 81° |
| October | 79° | 52° | 1.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| November | 67° | 41° | 1.2" | 0.5" | 2 | 0 | 47° – 59° |
| December | 58° | 33° | 0.7" | 1.4" | 3 | 0 | 41° – 49° |
| Year | 78° | 52° | 18.9" | 4.0" | 43 | 1 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Sand Springs
Sand Springs gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and December the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 43 days a year.
About 239 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 20 and the first one by November 13. That leaves about 239 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Sand Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Sand Springs, 50% of that work is heating and 50% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Sand Springs compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Sand Springs averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Sand Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. April swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 57° to 71°. October is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Sand Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Sand Springs?
January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 32°.
What is the hottest month in Sand Springs?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 115 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Sand Springs get?
About 4 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Sand Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 13, and the last spring frost by March 20.
What is the rainiest month in Sand Springs?
May, with 2.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Sand Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Big Spring 5ne, TX (8 mi, snow) and Big Spring, TX (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.