Pageland, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Pageland's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 48.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,225 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPageland
- Station IDUSC00386616
- Location34.76°N 80.37°W
- Elevation520 ft (159 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population2,522
On October 23, the normal high in Pageland is 73°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pageland.
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 59° 35°
- Mar 66° 41°
- Apr 75° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 84° 64°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 65° 40°
- Dec 57° 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 in Pageland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in August (5.34 in), the least in May (3.12 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 33°F | 43.6°F | 4.17 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| February | 59°F | 35°F | 46.7°F | 3.29 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 41°F | 53.4°F | 3.85 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 3.59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 3.12 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.3°F | 4.33 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 81.1°F | 4.06 | 9 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 79.2°F | 5.34 | 10 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 64°F | 73.9°F | 4.43 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 63.7°F | 4.08 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 40°F | 52.6°F | 3.88 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 57°F | 36°F | 46.3°F | 4.10 | 9 | <1 | 11 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 51°F | 62.5°F | 48.24 | 104 | 58 | 50 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 106 mm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 84 mm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 98 mm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 91 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 79 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 110 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.3°C | 103 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.2°C | 136 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 113 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 104 mm |
| November | 18°C | 5°C | 11.4°C | 99 mm |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C | 104 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Monroe (2 mi SE) (17 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 USC00386616; 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 Pageland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00386616.
When is the last frost in Pageland?
In Pageland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 27 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 8 in half of years and before October 28 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 271 year in 10 after April 9; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 81 year in 10 before October 28; 9 in 10 before November 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 228 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 253 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 15 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pageland in zone 8a in ZIP code 29728, 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 USC00386616; 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 Pageland?
In a normal year in Pageland, 58 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 50 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 50a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1968) is 106°F, on August 21, 1983; the lowest is 3°F, on January 11, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1989, with 64.03 in; the snowiest season is 1999–00, with 18.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00386616; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00386616. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Pageland?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Pageland, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.8 |
| February | 72% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.5 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 79% | 3.0 |
| December | 74% | 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 much heating and cooling does Pageland need?
A normal year in Pageland brings 2,802 heating degree days, 48% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,937 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 5,330 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 663 | 0 |
| February | 512 | 1 |
| March | 370 | 10 |
| April | 143 | 63 |
| May | 29 | 193 |
| June | 2 | 371 |
| July | 0 | 499 |
| August | 0 | 442 |
| September | 7 | 272 |
| October | 117 | 76 |
| November | 380 | 8 |
| December | 581 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,802 | 1,937 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00386616. 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 Pageland's climate compare?
Pageland is warmer than 29 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 27. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.5°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pageland 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 Pageland 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.
- Wingate, NC4,517 people · 16 mi N
- Marshville, NC2,710 people · 16 mi N
- Jefferson, SC788 people · 8 mi S
- Peachland, NC390 people · 17 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 Pageland's climate
What is the coldest month in Pageland?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Pageland?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Pageland's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Monroe (2 mi SE) (17 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Pageland?
August, with 5.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.12 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pageland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pageland in zone 8a in ZIP code 29728, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Pageland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 27; in one year in ten it comes after April 9. Waiting until April 9 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
- Chesterfield, SC19 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Wadesboro, NC22 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Monroe, NC22 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Cheraw, SC28 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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