Hemingway, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hemingway's normal year runs from 35°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 50.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.5°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,287 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHemingway (8 mi ESE)
- Station IDUSC00384111
- Location33.68°N 79.38°W
- Elevation40 ft (12 m)
- Population466
On October 23, the normal high in Hemingway is 74°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hemingway.
- Jan 57° 35°
- Feb 61° 37°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 76° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 84° 65°
- Oct 76° 53°
- Nov 66° 43°
- Dec 60° 38°
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 Hemingway each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F. The most precipitation falls in September (6.91 in), the least in December (3.07 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 35°F | 46.4°F | 3.40 | 8 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 37°F | 49.0°F | 3.42 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | 3.78 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 50°F | 62.7°F | 3.22 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | 3.43 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 68°F | 77.1°F | 3.99 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 71°F | 80.5°F | 5.11 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 79.4°F | 6.45 | 11 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 65°F | 74.4°F | 6.91 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 53°F | 64.4°F | 4.52 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 43°F | 54.6°F | 3.35 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 38°F | 49.0°F | 3.07 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 53°F | 63.5°F | 50.65 | 99 | 43 | 52 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C | 86 mm |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 87 mm |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C | 96 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 82 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 87 mm |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 25.1°C | 101 mm |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 26.9°C | 130 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.3°C | 164 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 176 mm |
| October | 24°C | 12°C | 18.0°C | 115 mm |
| November | 19°C | 6°C | 12.6°C | 85 mm |
| December | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 78 mm |
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 USC00384111; 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 Hemingway?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, November 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 USC00384111.
When is the last frost in Hemingway?
In Hemingway, 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 15 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 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 240 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 271 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hemingway in zone 8b in ZIP code 29554, 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 USC00384111; 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 Hemingway?
In a normal year in Hemingway, 43 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 52 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 43a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 52a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00384111.
How sunny is Hemingway?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hemingway, 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 Hemingway need?
A normal year in Hemingway brings 2,453 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,933 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 5,520 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 578 | 2 |
| February | 452 | 4 |
| March | 342 | 12 |
| April | 129 | 61 |
| May | 24 | 176 |
| June | 0 | 365 |
| July | 0 | 480 |
| August | 0 | 448 |
| September | 3 | 285 |
| October | 101 | 82 |
| November | 323 | 13 |
| December | 501 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,453 | 1,933 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00384111. 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 Hemingway's climate compare?
Hemingway is warmer than 43 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 46. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.5°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hemingway 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 Hemingway share this climate record?
4 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.
- Johnsonville, SC1,350 people · 10 mi N
- Dunbar, SC750 people · 10 mi S
- Daviston, SC263 people · 14 mi N
- Stuckey, SC189 people · 8 mi NW
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 Hemingway's climate
What is the coldest month in Hemingway?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 71°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Hemingway?
September, with 6.91 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 3.07 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hemingway in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hemingway in zone 8b in ZIP code 29554, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hemingway?
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
- Brookgreen Gardens, SC20 miles from this station, 63.8°F a year
- Andrews, SC20 miles from this station, 63.5°F a year
- Conway, SC22 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Lake City, SC24 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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