Sanger in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sanger sees average daytime highs around 73°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 6.9 in of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 63°F in early March to 84°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Sanger's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sanger's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 73°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 51°F
Rainfall: 6.9 in; 17 wet days
Avg wind: 4 mph
Travel score: 7.3; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sanger in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 63°F in early March to 84°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Sanger reaches about 73°F and drops to 51°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sanger

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sanger weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 41°	4.8	8.2	9.8	4.5
Feb	61° / 43°	4.2	9.1	10.6	5.2
Mar	66° / 46°	4.0	8.6	11.7	6.4
Apr	72° / 50°	1.9	5.3	12.9	7.7
May	80° / 56°	1.0	3.2	13.9	7.9
Jun	89° / 63°	0.3	0.9	14.5	5.4
Jul	96° / 69°	0.1	0.2	14.3	3.1
Aug	95° / 68°	0.0	0.1	13.4	3.3
Sep	89° / 63°	0.1	0.6	12.2	5.5
Oct	78° / 54°	1.2	2.7	11.1	8.4
Nov	65° / 46°	2.1	5	10	6.9
Dec	57° / 41°	3.9	7.7	9.5	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sanger gets around 6.9 in of rain over 17 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sanger

In seasonPeak

In spring, Sanger overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sanger's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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May

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Sep

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Is spring a good time to visit Sanger?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Sanger for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanger in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Sanger sees daytime highs around 73°F and nights near 51°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sanger in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanger peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	7	8	11	10	10	7	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Sanger in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sanger is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	13	12	10	9	14	15	62	126	55	14	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	62	Unhealthy
Sep	126	Unhealthy
Oct	55	Poor
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sanger?

Sanger sits at 36.7°N, 119.6°W, 371 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Parlier, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Sanger

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Sanger.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sanger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 364 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,483 ft.

The land around Sanger is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (31%), cropland (31%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

66 ft

artificial surfaces 33%

10 miles

1,795 ft

grassland 31%

50 miles

11,483 ft

trees 38%

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Spring weather nearby: Parlier 6.8 mi · Reedley 9.9 mi · Selma 9.9 mi · Clovis 11 mi · Fresno 12 mi · Dinuba 15 mi · Hanford 27 mi · Visalia 30 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sanger (36.708°, -119.556°, elevation 371 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.