Hampton, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hampton's normal year runs from 39°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 45.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.4°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,149 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHampton (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00383906
- Location32.84°N 81.12°W
- Elevation95 ft (29 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population2,602
On October 23, the normal high in Hampton is 77°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton.
- Jan 62° 39°
- Feb 66° 42°
- Mar 72° 47°
- Apr 79° 54°
- May 86° 62°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 91° 72°
- Sep 87° 67°
- Oct 79° 56°
- Nov 70° 47°
- Dec 64° 41°
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 Hampton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 39°F. The most precipitation falls in August (5.89 in), the least in May (2.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 39°F | 50.5°F | 3.76 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 66°F | 42°F | 53.6°F | 3.09 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 47°F | 59.9°F | 3.76 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 54°F | 66.7°F | 3.32 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 86°F | 62°F | 73.8°F | 2.49 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | 5.28 | 12 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 72°F | 82.3°F | 4.80 | 12 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 72°F | 81.1°F | 5.89 | 12 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 67°F | 76.7°F | 4.15 | 9 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 56°F | 67.6°F | 2.99 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 47°F | 58.6°F | 3.05 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 64°F | 41°F | 52.5°F | 2.67 | 9 | <1 | 8 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 56°F | 66.9°F | 45.25 | 111 | 70 | 27 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 4°C | 10.3°C | 96 mm |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 12.0°C | 78 mm |
| March | 22°C | 9°C | 15.5°C | 96 mm |
| April | 26°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 84 mm |
| May | 30°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 63 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C | 134 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.9°C | 122 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C | 150 mm |
| September | 30°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 105 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 76 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm |
| December | 18°C | 5°C | 11.4°C | 68 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00383906; 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 Hampton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00383906.
When is the last frost in Hampton?
In Hampton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 6 in half of years and after March 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 26 in half of years and before November 6 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 61 year in 10 after March 26; 9 in 10 after February 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 261 year in 10 before November 6; 9 in 10 before December 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 267 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 300 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 14 in half of springs and before December 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hampton in zone 8b in ZIP code 29924, 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 USC00383906; 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 Hampton?
In a normal year in Hampton, 70 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 27 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 111 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 70a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 111a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 107°F, on July 13, 1980; the lowest is 1°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1969, with 61.36 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 11.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00383906; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00383906. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hampton?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hampton, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 3.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 76% | 4.6 |
| April | 81% | 5.9 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 6.3 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 80% | 3.3 |
| December | 75% | 2.6 |
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 Hampton need?
A normal year in Hampton brings 1,720 heating degree days, 68% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,442 cooling degree days, 2.7 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,461 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 452 | 5 |
| February | 325 | 6 |
| March | 196 | 38 |
| April | 65 | 114 |
| May | 8 | 279 |
| June | 0 | 438 |
| July | 0 | 535 |
| August | 0 | 499 |
| September | 2 | 352 |
| October | 53 | 134 |
| November | 225 | 34 |
| December | 395 | 9 |
| Year (annual) | 1,720 | 2,442 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00383906. 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.
How does Hampton's climate compare?
Hampton is warmer than 71 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 8. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.9°F is warmer than 92%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hampton 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 Hampton share this climate record?
8 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.
- Estill, SC1,770 people · 9 mi SW
- Varnville, SC1,630 people · 3 mi E
- Brunson, SC416 people · 7 mi NW
- Gifford, SC260 people · 7 mi W
- Furman, SC223 people · 12 mi S
- Scotia, SC159 people · 13 mi SW
- Luray, SC99 people · 7 mi W
- Islandton, SC54 people · 12 mi E
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 Hampton's climate
What is the coldest month in Hampton?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 39°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Hampton?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Hampton?
August, with 5.89 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 2.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hampton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hampton in zone 8b in ZIP code 29924, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hampton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 6; in one year in ten it comes after March 26. Waiting until March 26 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
- Allendale, SC16 miles from this station, 63.4°F a year
- Yemassee, SC19 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Walterboro, SC26 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Barnwell, SC29 miles from this station, 64.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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