Wedgefield, South Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wedgefield's normal year runs from 35°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 46.2 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.8 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.9°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,174 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWedgefield
- Station IDUSC00389039
- Location33.90°N 80.52°W
- Elevation250 ft (76 m)
- Population (census place)1,480
On October 23, the normal high in Wedgefield is 75°F and the normal low 51°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wedgefield.
- Jan 58° 35°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 69° 43°
- Apr 77° 51°
- May 83° 60°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 90° 70°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 77° 53°
- Nov 68° 43°
- Dec 61° 37°
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 Wedgefield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.46 in), the least in April (3.04 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | 3.81 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 38°F | 49.8°F | 3.64 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 43°F | 56.1°F | 3.84 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 77°F | 51°F | 64.0°F | 3.04 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 60°F | 71.4°F | 3.23 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | 5.46 | 11 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 80.8°F | 4.50 | 11 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 70°F | 79.6°F | 4.90 | 9 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 64°F | 74.9°F | 3.37 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 53°F | 65.3°F | 3.41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 68°F | 43°F | 55.4°F | 3.08 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 61°F | 37°F | 48.9°F | 3.93 | 7 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 53°F | 64.2°F | 46.21 | 99 | 53 | 47 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 97 mm |
| February | 17°C | 3°C | 9.9°C | 92 mm |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 98 mm |
| April | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 77 mm |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 82 mm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.3°C | 139 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.1°C | 114 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C | 124 mm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 86 mm |
| October | 25°C | 12°C | 18.5°C | 87 mm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 78 mm |
| December | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 100 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00389039; 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 Wedgefield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00389039.
When is the last frost in Wedgefield?
In Wedgefield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 13 in half of years and before October 30 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 211 year in 10 after April 9; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 131 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before December 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 239 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 269 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 6 in half of springs and before November 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wedgefield in zone 8b in ZIP code 29168.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in South Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00389039; 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 Wedgefield?
In a normal year in Wedgefield, 53 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 47 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 53a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 47a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1922) is 108°F, on September 4, 1925; the lowest is 2°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1994, with 58.74 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 23.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00389039; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00389039. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wedgefield?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wedgefield, 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% | 2.9 |
| February | 73% | 3.5 |
| March | 75% | 4.5 |
| April | 81% | 5.8 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 80% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
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 Wedgefield need?
A normal year in Wedgefield brings 2,315 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,049 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,713 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 573 | 1 |
| February | 429 | 3 |
| March | 292 | 18 |
| April | 105 | 77 |
| May | 17 | 214 |
| June | 1 | 375 |
| July | 0 | 488 |
| August | 0 | 454 |
| September | 4 | 303 |
| October | 87 | 96 |
| November | 305 | 16 |
| December | 503 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,315 | 2,049 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00389039. 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 Wedgefield's climate compare?
Wedgefield is warmer than 54 of the other 72 places with their own NOAA record in South Carolina, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.2°F is warmer than 86%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield share this climate record?
7 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.
- Cherryvale, SC3,136 people · 5 mi NE
- Stateburg, SC1,859 people · 5 mi N
- Cane Savannah, SC1,497 people · 5 mi E
- Gadsden, SC1,131 people · 15 mi W
- Oakland, SC901 people · 6 mi N
- Eastover, SC628 people · 10 mi W
- Pinewood, SC501 people · 12 mi S
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 Wedgefield's climate
What is the coldest month in Wedgefield?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Wedgefield?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.8 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Wedgefield?
June, with 5.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 3.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wedgefield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wedgefield in zone 8b in ZIP code 29168.
How late can frost come in Wedgefield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 21; 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
- Sumter, SC10 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Manning, SC23 miles from this station, 63.1°F a year
- Camden, SC25 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Elliott, SC25 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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