Lake Greenwood, South Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lake Greenwood's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 47.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.0°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,201 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLake Greenwood
- Station IDUSC00384896
- Location34.17°N 81.90°W
- Elevation422 ft (129 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lake Greenwood is 71°F and the normal low 46°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Greenwood.
- Jan 54° 30°
- Feb 57° 32°
- Mar 66° 38°
- Apr 74° 47°
- May 81° 57°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 84° 62°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 56° 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 at Lake Greenwood each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in August (4.60 in), the least in October (3.31 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | 4.14 | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 57°F | 32°F | 44.9°F | 3.80 | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 38°F | 51.6°F | 4.49 | – | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 47°F | 60.1°F | 3.37 | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 57°F | 68.9°F | 3.51 | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 65°F | 76.1°F | 4.28 | – | 8 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | 3.87 | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 68°F | 78.3°F | 4.60 | – | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 62°F | 72.6°F | 3.84 | – | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 49°F | 61.6°F | 3.31 | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 38°F | 51.1°F | 3.60 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 32°F | 43.8°F | 4.49 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 49°F | 60.8°F | 47.30 | – | 59 | 68 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 105 mm |
| February | 14°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 97 mm |
| March | 19°C | 3°C | 10.9°C | 114 mm |
| April | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 86 mm |
| May | 27°C | 14°C | 20.5°C | 89 mm |
| June | 31°C | 18°C | 24.5°C | 109 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.4°C | 98 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 117 mm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 98 mm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 16.4°C | 84 mm |
| November | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 91 mm |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 114 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Saluda (14 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00384896; 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.
Which months are mildest at Lake Greenwood?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October.
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 USC00384896.
When is the last frost at Lake Greenwood?
In Lake Greenwood, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 16 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
- April 11 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 217 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 241 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 19 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Greenwood in zone 8a in ZIP code 29037, 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 USC00384896; 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 at Lake Greenwood?
In a normal year in Lake Greenwood, 59 days a year reach 90°F and 68 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 59a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 68a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00384896.
How sunny is it at Lake Greenwood?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lake Greenwood, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.7 |
| February | 71% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.4 |
| April | 78% | 5.6 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 79% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Lake Greenwood record?
A normal year at Lake Greenwood brings 3,187 heating degree days, 41% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,691 cooling degree days, 86% more than 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 4,831 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 727 | 0 |
| February | 564 | 0 |
| March | 421 | 5 |
| April | 180 | 31 |
| May | 39 | 159 |
| June | 1 | 332 |
| July | 0 | 451 |
| August | 0 | 411 |
| September | 18 | 247 |
| October | 155 | 48 |
| November | 426 | 8 |
| December | 657 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,187 | 1,691 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00384896. 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.
Have recent years at Lake Greenwood been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 61.0°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.8°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61.0°F | +0.2°F | 46.15 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00384896. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lake Greenwood's climate compare?
Lake Greenwood is warmer than 10 of the 73 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 25. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.8°F is warmer than 77%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lake Greenwood 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 Lake Greenwood 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.
- Ninety Six, SC2,075 people · 7 mi W
- Cross Hill, SC431 people · 10 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 Lake Greenwood's climate
What is the coldest month at Lake Greenwood?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at Lake Greenwood?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Saluda (14 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Lake Greenwood?
August, with 4.60 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lake Greenwood in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake Greenwood in zone 8a in ZIP code 29037, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Lake Greenwood?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 1; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 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
- Saluda, SC14 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Greenwood, SC16 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Newberry, SC18 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Clinton, SC21 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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