Caesars Head, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Caesars Head's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 74.2 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 25°C, 1,885 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCaesars Head
- Station IDUSC00381256
- Location35.11°N 82.63°W
- Elevation3,200 ft (975 m)
- Population (census place)37
On October 23, the normal high in Caesars Head is 61°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Caesars Head.
- Jan 45° 28°
- Feb 48° 30°
- Mar 56° 37°
- Apr 65° 44°
- May 70° 53°
- Jun 75° 60°
- Jul 78° 64°
- Aug 76° 63°
- Sep 71° 58°
- Oct 63° 48°
- Nov 55° 38°
- Dec 48° 32°
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 Caesars Head each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in December (7.08 in), the least in February (4.82 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 28°F | 36.3°F | 6.02 | 2.7 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 48°F | 30°F | 39.3°F | 4.82 | 1.6 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 37°F | 46.3°F | 5.17 | 0.3 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 44°F | 54.7°F | 5.93 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 70°F | 53°F | 61.6°F | 6.11 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 75°F | 60°F | 67.7°F | 6.93 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 78°F | 64°F | 70.7°F | 7.02 | 0.0 | 17 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 76°F | 63°F | 69.4°F | 6.97 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 71°F | 58°F | 64.3°F | 6.62 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 48°F | 55.3°F | 5.60 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 38°F | 46.6°F | 5.93 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 48°F | 32°F | 39.9°F | 7.08 | 2.6 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 46°F | 54.3°F | 74.20 | 7.3 | 136 | 1 | 78 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −2°C | 2.4°C | 153 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 9°C | −1°C | 4.1°C | 122 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | 7.9°C | 131 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 18°C | 7°C | 12.6°C | 151 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 21°C | 12°C | 16.4°C | 155 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 16°C | 19.8°C | 176 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 18°C | 21.5°C | 178 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 17°C | 20.8°C | 177 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 14°C | 17.9°C | 168 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 9°C | 12.9°C | 142 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 3°C | 8.1°C | 151 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | 0°C | 4.4°C | 180 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00381256; 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 Caesars Head?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00381256.
When is the last frost in Caesars Head?
In Caesars Head, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 22 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
- April 101 year in 10 after April 28; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 229 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Caesars Head in zone 8a in ZIP code 29635, 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 USC00381256; 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 Caesars Head?
In a normal year in Caesars Head, 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 78 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 136 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 78a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 8high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 136a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in Caesars Head's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1925) is 99°F, on July 29, 1952; the lowest is −19°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 117.29 in; the snowiest season is 1968–69, with 60.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00381256; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record CAES1thr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Caesars Head?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Caesars Head, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. November is the sunniest month (77%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.6 |
| February | 70% | 3.3 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.8 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 71% | 2.3 |
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 Caesars Head need?
A normal year in Caesars Head brings 4,404 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 544 cooling degree days, 40% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,132 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 888 | 0 |
| February | 720 | 0 |
| March | 582 | 1 |
| April | 317 | 8 |
| May | 139 | 34 |
| June | 28 | 109 |
| July | 4 | 182 |
| August | 10 | 146 |
| September | 78 | 58 |
| October | 305 | 6 |
| November | 554 | 0 |
| December | 780 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,404 | 544 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00381256. 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 Caesars Head been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.0°F, 0.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.3°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.9°F | +0.6°F | 75.65 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 54.2°F | −0.1°F | 84.39 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | 55.3°F | +1.0°F | 69.20 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 55.6°F | +1.3°F | 99.35 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 55.0°F | +0.7°F | 61.86 | 3.2 |
Over 33 complete years from 1969 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 7.3°F per century (+0.41°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00381256; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Caesars Head's climate compare?
Caesars Head is warmer than 0 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 63. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.3°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Caesars Head is Cfb: temperate, no dry season, warm 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.
Questions about Caesars Head's climate
What is the coldest month in Caesars Head?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Caesars Head?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 3 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Caesars Head?
December, with 7.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 4.82 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Caesars Head in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Caesars Head in zone 8a in ZIP code 29635, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Caesars Head?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after April 28. Waiting until April 28 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
- Table Rock, SC7 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Brevard, NC11 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Pisgah Forest (3 mi NE), NC11 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Pickens, SC17 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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