Andrews, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Andrews's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.5°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 32°C.
- NOAA stationAndrews
- Station IDUSC00380184
- Location33.44°N 79.57°W
- Elevation35 ft (11 m)
- Population2,530
On October 23, the normal high in Andrews is 75°F and the normal low 50°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Andrews.
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 61° 36°
- Mar 68° 42°
- Apr 76° 49°
- May 82° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 88° 70°
- Sep 84° 65°
- Oct 77° 53°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 61° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Andrews each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 34°F | 45.9°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 36°F | 48.5°F | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 49°F | 62.6°F | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 70.6°F | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 67°F | 77.2°F | – | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 71°F | 80.6°F | – | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 70°F | 79.2°F | – | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 65°F | 74.2°F | – | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 53°F | 64.8°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 67°F | 42°F | 54.5°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 61°F | 36°F | 48.5°F | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.5°F | – | 58 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 1°C | 7.7°C |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C |
| March | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.4°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.1°C |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 27.0°C |
| August | 31°C | 21°C | 26.2°C |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.4°C |
| October | 25°C | 12°C | 18.2°C |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C |
| December | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00380184; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Andrews?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00380184.
When is the last frost in Andrews?
In Andrews, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 23 in half of years and after April 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 13 in half of years and before November 1 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 231 year in 10 after April 7; 9 in 10 after March 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 131 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 237 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 262 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 8 in half of springs and before November 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Andrews in zone 8b in ZIP code 29510, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Andrews's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in South Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00380184; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Andrews?
In a normal year in Andrews, 58 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 105°F, on June 17, 1981; the lowest is 2°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 69.26 in; the snowiest season is 1989–90, with 8.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00380184; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00380184. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Andrews?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Andrews, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.8 |
| February | 73% | 3.4 |
| March | 76% | 4.5 |
| April | 81% | 5.8 |
| May | 81% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.8 |
| October | 80% | 4.0 |
| November | 80% | 3.1 |
| December | 77% | 2.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Andrews need?
A normal year in Andrews brings 2,485 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,951 cooling degree days, 2.1 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,518 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 592 | 2 |
| February | 466 | 3 |
| March | 328 | 13 |
| April | 131 | 59 |
| May | 23 | 196 |
| June | 1 | 368 |
| July | 0 | 482 |
| August | 0 | 440 |
| September | 6 | 282 |
| October | 94 | 88 |
| November | 329 | 14 |
| December | 516 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,485 | 1,951 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00380184. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Andrews been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 64.5°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.5°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.0°F | −0.5°F |
| 2022 | 63.7°F | +0.2°F |
| 2023 | 64.1°F | +0.6°F |
| 2024 | 64.5°F | +1.0°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00380184. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Andrews's climate compare?
Andrews is warmer than 43 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.5°F is warmer than 84%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Questions about Andrews's climate
What is the coldest month in Andrews?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 71°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Andrews in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Andrews in zone 8b in ZIP code 29510, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Andrews's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Andrews?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 23; in one year in ten it comes after April 7. Waiting until April 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- South Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Jamestown, SC13 miles from this station, 64.6°F a year
- Georgetown, SC17 miles from this station, 65.1°F a year
- Hemingway, SC20 miles from this station, 63.5°F a year
- Kingstree, SC22 miles from this station, 63.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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