Long Creek, South Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Long Creek's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 64.4 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.4°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,635 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLong Creek
- Station IDUSC00385278
- Location34.77°N 83.25°W
- Elevation1,625 ft (495 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Long Creek is 68°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Long Creek.
- Jan 50° 30°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 61° 38°
- Apr 70° 46°
- May 76° 54°
- Jun 82° 62°
- Jul 85° 65°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 79° 58°
- Oct 70° 47°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 53° 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 Long Creek each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (6.17 in), the least in October (4.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 30°F | 40.1°F | 5.91 | 0.5 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 32°F | 43.0°F | 5.25 | 1.3 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 38°F | 49.7°F | 5.61 | 0.6 | 12 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 46°F | 57.8°F | 5.23 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 65.2°F | 4.95 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 71.8°F | 5.53 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 75.0°F | 4.96 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 73.9°F | 5.95 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 58°F | 68.4°F | 4.89 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 47°F | 58.4°F | 4.80 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.6°F | 5.13 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.8°F | 6.17 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 47°F | 58.0°F | 64.38 | 2.8 | 122 | 12 | 74 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.5°C | 150 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 133 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 142 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.1°C | 140 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 151 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 20.2°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 130 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 6.0°C | 157 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00385278; 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 Long Creek?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. 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 USC00385278.
When is the last frost at Long Creek?
In Long Creek, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 13 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 91 year in 10 after April 27; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 205 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Long Creek in zone 8a in ZIP code 29658, 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 USC00385278; 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 Long Creek?
In a normal year in Long Creek, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 74 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 122 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 74a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 122a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00385278.
How sunny is it at Long Creek?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Long Creek, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.7 |
| February | 69% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.1 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 78% | 3.0 |
| December | 70% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Long Creek record?
A normal year at Long Creek brings 3,605 heating degree days, 33% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,065 cooling degree days, 17% 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 3,989 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 772 | 0 |
| February | 616 | 0 |
| March | 479 | 3 |
| April | 234 | 17 |
| May | 80 | 86 |
| June | 9 | 211 |
| July | 0 | 312 |
| August | 1 | 277 |
| September | 35 | 138 |
| October | 226 | 21 |
| November | 464 | 1 |
| December | 690 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,605 | 1,065 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00385278. 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 Long Creek been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 59.3°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.0°F | +1.0°F | 64.55 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 58.6°F | +0.6°F | 66.82 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 59.6°F | +1.6°F | 59.96 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 60.2°F | +2.2°F | 71.31 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 59.3°F | +1.3°F | 51.03 | 1.9 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00385278. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Long Creek's climate compare?
Long Creek is warmer than 1 of the 73 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 58.0°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Long Creek 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 Long Creek share this climate record?
3 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.
- Tiger, GA430 people · 11 mi NW
- Tallulah Falls, GA210 people · 8 mi W
- Longcreek, SC26 people · 1 mi N
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 Long Creek's climate
What is the coldest month at Long Creek?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Long Creek?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Long Creek?
December, with 6.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 4.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Long Creek in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Long Creek in zone 8a in ZIP code 29658, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Long Creek?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 27. Waiting until April 27 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
- Walhalla, SC10 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Clayton, GA12 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Mountain City, GA13 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Toccoa, GA14 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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