Bishopville, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bishopville's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 46.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.0°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,185 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBishopville (1 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00380736
- Location34.21°N 80.23°W
- Elevation203 ft (62 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population2,880
On October 23, the normal high in Bishopville is 73°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bishopville.
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 59° 35°
- Mar 67° 41°
- Apr 75° 49°
- May 82° 59°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 84° 63°
- Oct 76° 51°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 59° 35°
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 Bishopville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in August (4.88 in), the least in November (3.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 3.76 | 9 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | 3.49 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 41°F | 53.7°F | 3.84 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 49°F | 62.2°F | 3.01 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 3.99 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.4°F | 4.70 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 92°F | 70°F | 80.9°F | 4.53 | 11 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 79.0°F | 4.88 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 63°F | 73.6°F | 4.08 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 51°F | 63.2°F | 3.46 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | 3.00 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 59°F | 35°F | 46.8°F | 3.91 | 8 | <1 | 14 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 51°F | 62.6°F | 46.65 | 98 | 63 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 89 mm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 98 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 76 mm |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 101 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 119 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 115 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 124 mm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 104 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C | 88 mm |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.8°C | 76 mm |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 99 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Hartsville (16 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00380736; 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 Bishopville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00380736.
When is the last frost in Bishopville?
In Bishopville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 23 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 291 year in 10 after April 11; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 222 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 247 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 16 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bishopville in zone 8b in ZIP code 29010, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in South Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00380736; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Bishopville?
In a normal year in Bishopville, 63 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 98 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 63a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 98a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1933) is 107°F, on July 27, 1940; the lowest is −2°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1964, with 62.50 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 14.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00380736; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00380736. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bishopville?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bishopville, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.8 |
| February | 72% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 79% | 3.0 |
| December | 74% | 2.4 |
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 Bishopville need?
A normal year in Bishopville brings 2,752 heating degree days, 49% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,921 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 5,357 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 649 | 2 |
| February | 504 | 3 |
| March | 363 | 13 |
| April | 141 | 59 |
| May | 28 | 192 |
| June | 1 | 373 |
| July | 0 | 493 |
| August | 0 | 436 |
| September | 8 | 267 |
| October | 127 | 71 |
| November | 365 | 10 |
| December | 566 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,752 | 1,921 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00380736. 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 Bishopville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 62.6°F, equal to the 1991-2020 normal of 62.6°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.7°F | +1.1°F | 51.93 |
| 2025 | 62.6°F | at normal | 42.75 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00380736. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bishopville's climate compare?
Bishopville is warmer than 31 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 18. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.6°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bishopville is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Bishopville share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Manville, SC812 people · 5 mi SW
- Bethune, SC337 people · 16 mi NW
- Lydia, SC237 people · 8 mi NE
- Browntown, SC80 people · 5 mi W
- Ashwood, SC35 people · 7 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bishopville's climate
What is the coldest month in Bishopville?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Bishopville?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Bishopville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Hartsville (16 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Bishopville?
August, with 4.88 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bishopville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bishopville in zone 8b in ZIP code 29010, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Bishopville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 11. Waiting until April 11 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
- Elliott, SC7 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Hartsville, SC16 miles from this station, 62.4°F a year
- Sumter, SC21 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Darlington, SC21 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made