N (5 mi NE), South Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
N (5 mi NE)'s normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 54.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.8°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,385 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationN (5 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00386299
- Location33.66°N 81.03°W
- Elevation322 ft (98 m)
On October 23, the normal high in N (5 mi NE) is 74°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for N (5 mi NE).
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 61° 36°
- Mar 68° 42°
- Apr 77° 50°
- May 84° 59°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 86° 65°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 60° 36°
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 N (5 mi NE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.69 in), the least in April (3.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 34°F | 45.9°F | 4.31 | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 36°F | 48.8°F | 3.96 | – | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 42°F | 55.0°F | 4.21 | – | <1 | 7 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 50°F | 63.2°F | 3.34 | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 59°F | 71.6°F | 3.57 | – | 9 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | 5.17 | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 72°F | 82.6°F | 7.69 | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 71°F | 80.9°F | 6.39 | – | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 65°F | 75.1°F | 4.41 | – | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.1°F | 3.52 | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | 3.57 | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 36°F | 48.3°F | 4.40 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 54.54 | – | 98 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 109 mm |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 9.3°C | 101 mm |
| March | 20°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 107 mm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 85 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.0°C | 91 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C | 131 mm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.1°C | 195 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 162 mm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 112 mm |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 89 mm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 91 mm |
| December | 16°C | 2°C | 9.1°C | 112 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Orangeburg 2 (15 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 USC00386299; 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 N (5 mi NE)?
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 USC00386299.
When is the last frost at N (5 mi NE)?
In N (5 mi NE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 26 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 25 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 261 year in 10 after April 11; 9 in 10 after March 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 25; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 227 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 249 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 13 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts N (5 mi NE) in zone 8b in ZIP code 29112, 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 USC00386299; 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 N (5 mi NE)?
In a normal year in N (5 mi NE), 98 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 98a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00386299.
How sunny is it at N (5 mi NE)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at N (5 mi NE), 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.9 |
| February | 73% | 3.5 |
| March | 75% | 4.5 |
| April | 80% | 5.8 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.9 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 74% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does N (5 mi NE) record?
A normal year at N (5 mi NE) brings 2,514 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,182 cooling degree days, 2.4 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 5,709 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 595 | 2 |
| February | 454 | 1 |
| March | 328 | 19 |
| April | 111 | 57 |
| May | 20 | 223 |
| June | 0 | 436 |
| July | 0 | 544 |
| August | 0 | 493 |
| September | 7 | 308 |
| October | 109 | 82 |
| November | 371 | 18 |
| December | 520 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,514 | 2,182 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00386299. 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 N (5 mi NE)'s climate compare?
N (5 mi NE) is warmer than 51 of the 73 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 57. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.0°F is warmer than 85%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, N (5 mi NE) 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 N (5 mi NE) share this climate record?
6 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.
- St. Matthews, SC1,834 people · 15 mi E
- Swansea, SC771 people · 7 mi NW
- North, SC677 people · 5 mi SW
- Neeses, SC315 people · 10 mi SW
- Woodford, SC156 people · 5 mi W
- Livingston, SC128 people · 9 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 N (5 mi NE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at N (5 mi NE)?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow at N (5 mi NE)?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Orangeburg 2 (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at N (5 mi NE)?
July, with 7.69 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 3.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is N (5 mi NE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts N (5 mi NE) in zone 8b in ZIP code 29112, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at N (5 mi NE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 26; 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
- Pelion, SC15 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Orangeburg, SC17 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Wagener, SC19 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Columbia, SC21 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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