Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 59 min6:27 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 18 min7:14 am – 5:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 70°F, lows 49°F54 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare109 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sanford station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Lakelake · 2.2 miLake Comolake · 3.3 miECPI College of Nursingcollege · 3.7 miAlexander Islandisland · 2.1 miSeminole State Collegecollege · 4.1 miFort Florida Pointcape · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCentral Florida Zoopark · under a mile · 99 acresMitigation Landpark · 2.1 miLower Wekiva River Preserve State Parkstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 17,220 acresDeBary Hall Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.9 miMarkham Woodsstate recreation area · 4.5 mi · 852 acresBlue Spring State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 2,659 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSeminole County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025307 of 363 days measured56 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Seminole County monitors, FL
Drinking waterSanford, City of (2 Wps)serves 79,715 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Florida Regional Hospital3.1 miPost officeLake Monroe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSanford City Hall3.9 miPoliceSanford Police Department Substation1.7 miFire stationSeminole County Fire Department Station 341.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolHoly Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School1.7 miElementaryHoly Cross Lutheran Academy Lower School2.0 miCollegeECPI College of Nursing3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOrlando Sanford International Airport SFB6.9 miInterstateI-4under a mileUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakAuto Train Station SFA2.8 miRailDeBarySunRail2.0 miCoachOrlando Bus StationFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32747 ZIP area.
