Kingstree, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Kingstree's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.7°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationKingstree
- Station IDUSC00384753
- Location33.68°N 79.83°W
- Elevation75 ft (23 m)
- Population3,055
On October 23, the normal high in Kingstree is 77°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Kingstree.
- Jan 59° 33°
- Feb 63° 35°
- Mar 70° 41°
- Apr 78° 49°
- May 84° 58°
- Jun 90° 66°
- Jul 93° 69°
- Aug 91° 69°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 79° 51°
- Nov 70° 41°
- Dec 61° 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 Kingstree each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 63°F | 35°F | 48.7°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 41°F | 55.3°F | – | <1 | 8 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 49°F | 63.5°F | – | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 58°F | 70.6°F | – | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 66°F | 77.8°F | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 69°F | 81.0°F | – | 26 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 69°F | 80.2°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 63°F | 74.5°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 51°F | 65.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 70°F | 41°F | 55.5°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 61°F | 35°F | 48.1°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 51°F | 63.8°F | – | 78 | 64 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 0°C | 7.7°C |
| February | 17°C | 2°C | 9.3°C |
| March | 21°C | 5°C | 12.9°C |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.5°C |
| May | 29°C | 14°C | 21.4°C |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C |
| July | 34°C | 21°C | 27.2°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.3°C |
| November | 21°C | 5°C | 13.1°C |
| December | 16°C | 2°C | 8.9°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cades (4 mi W) (9 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00384753; 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 Kingstree?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, 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 USC00384753.
When is the last frost in Kingstree?
In Kingstree, 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 6 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 61 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before November 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 223 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 247 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 17 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kingstree in zone 8b in ZIP code 29556, 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 USC00384753; 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 Kingstree?
In a normal year in Kingstree, 78 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more) and 64 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 78a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 64a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 108°F, on July 20, 1986; the lowest is 0°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1971, with 67.00 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 14.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00384753; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00384753. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Kingstree?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Kingstree, 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 Kingstree need?
A normal year in Kingstree brings 2,439 heating degree days, 55% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,043 cooling degree days, 2.3 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 5,619 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 592 | 1 |
| February | 458 | 1 |
| March | 318 | 19 |
| April | 113 | 66 |
| May | 24 | 197 |
| June | 1 | 384 |
| July | 0 | 494 |
| August | 0 | 471 |
| September | 7 | 291 |
| October | 93 | 93 |
| November | 305 | 20 |
| December | 529 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,439 | 2,043 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00384753. 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 Kingstree's climate compare?
Kingstree is warmer than 46 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 63.8°F is warmer than 85%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Kingstree share this climate record?
2 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.
- Lane, SC451 people · 11 mi S
- Greeleyville, SC359 people · 11 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 Kingstree's climate
What is the coldest month in Kingstree?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Kingstree?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Kingstree's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cades (4 mi W) (9 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Kingstree in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Kingstree in zone 8b in ZIP code 29556, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Kingstree?
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
- Cades (4 mi W), SC9 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Lake City, SC14 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Manning, SC21 miles from this station, 63.1°F a year
- Andrews, SC22 miles from this station, 63.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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