South Carolina climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
South Carolina's statewide normal is 63.4°F a year with 48.3 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 1.0°F per century since 1895, and 2017 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 63.4°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 48.3 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +0.7°F2021-2025 mean 64.1°F
- Places with normals
- 10373 Census places, 30 other stations
What is South Carolina's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan56°34°
- Feb60°37°
- Mar67°43°
- Apr76°50°
- May83°59°
- Jun88°67°
- Jul91°70°
- Aug90°70°
- Sep84°64°
- Oct76°52°
- Nov66°42°
- Dec59°37°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 34°F | 45.3°F | 3.80 |
| February | 60°F | 37°F | 48.5°F | 3.51 |
| March | 67°F | 43°F | 55.1°F | 3.92 |
| April | 76°F | 50°F | 62.9°F | 3.38 |
| May | 83°F | 59°F | 70.6°F | 3.54 |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.6°F | 4.82 |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.9°F | 4.93 |
| August | 90°F | 70°F | 79.5°F | 5.21 |
| September | 84°F | 64°F | 74.2°F | 4.47 |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 3.57 |
| November | 66°F | 42°F | 54.0°F | 3.19 |
| December | 59°F | 37°F | 47.7°F | 3.92 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has South Carolina been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 63.4°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 1.0°F per century; the warmest year was 2017 (65.1°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.7°F | +0.4°F |
| 2022 | 63.8°F | +0.4°F |
| 2023 | 64.3°F | +0.9°F |
| 2024 | 64.9°F | +1.5°F |
| 2025 | 63.7°F | +0.3°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in South Carolina?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Beaufort Wastewater Treatment Plant has the warmest year (67.8°F) and Jocassee (8 mi WNW) the coolest (53.5°F); Jocassee (8 mi WNW) is the wettest (87.3 in) and Wateree Dam the driest (38.3 in), and Caesars Head gets the most snow (7 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 66.5°F | 91°F | 39°F | 52.5 | 0 | March 7 |
| Columbia | 64.3°F | 93°F | 35°F | 45.2 | 1 | March 25 |
| Rock Hill | 61.0°F | 90°F | 31°F | 42.4 | – | March 31 |
| Greenville | 61.4°F | 90°F | 32°F | 49.7 | 4 | March 28 |
| Summerville | 63.8°F | 90°F | 35°F | 52.7 | – | March 22 |
| Sumter | 62.1°F | 90°F | 33°F | 48.8 | 0 | March 24 |
| Florence | 64.7°F | 92°F | 36°F | 45.3 | – | March 19 |
| Myrtle Beach | 64.0°F | 88°F | 37°F | 48.5 | – | March 13 |
| Spartanburg | 61.2°F | 90°F | 32°F | 50.2 | 1 | April 8 |
| Aiken | 63.9°F | 93°F | 32°F | – | – | March 19 |
| Anderson | 61.9°F | 90°F | 33°F | 46.3 | – | March 29 |
| Conway | 64.5°F | 91°F | 35°F | 55.2 | – | March 15 |
| Greenwood | 61.2°F | 90°F | 32°F | 42.0 | – | April 1 |
| Clemson | 61.4°F | 89°F | 34°F | 49.0 | – | March 21 |
| Moncks Corner | 66.1°F | 93°F | 38°F | 52.3 | 0 | March 10 |
| Beaufort | 67.2°F | 92°F | 40°F | 45.0 | 0 | February 28 |
| Fountain Inn | 60.5°F | 90°F | 30°F | 50.2 | – | March 29 |
| Orangeburg | 65.0°F | 92°F | 37°F | 43.7 | – | March 15 |
| Newberry | 61.8°F | 91°F | 31°F | 46.5 | – | March 31 |
| York | 59.7°F | 89°F | 30°F | 44.1 | – | April 1 |
| Lugoff | 62.0°F | 91°F | 31°F | 47.2 | – | March 27 |
| Laurens | 61.2°F | 91°F | 30°F | 46.7 | 1 | April 1 |
| Camden | 61.2°F | 90°F | 30°F | – | – | April 4 |
| Georgetown | 65.1°F | 91°F | 37°F | 55.4 | – | March 12 |
| Union | 60.4°F | 90°F | 29°F | 45.3 | 2 | April 6 |
| Clinton | 61.8°F | 91°F | 32°F | 46.4 | – | March 29 |
| Hartsville | 62.4°F | 92°F | 32°F | 48.5 | 1 | March 30 |
| Dillon | 62.7°F | 92°F | 32°F | 48.6 | 1 | March 28 |
| Marion | 63.2°F | 91°F | 34°F | 49.3 | – | March 22 |
| Darlington | 62.8°F | 92°F | 32°F | 47.9 | – | March 30 |
| Lake City | 64.2°F | 92°F | 34°F | 49.8 | – | March 20 |
| Walterboro | 64.1°F | 91°F | 35°F | 51.4 | 0 | March 19 |
| Chester | 60.4°F | 90°F | 30°F | 45.9 | – | April 3 |
| Cheraw | 61.9°F | 91°F | 31°F | 48.6 | 0 | March 26 |
| Barnwell | 64.7°F | 93°F | 35°F | 48.7 | – | March 22 |
| Walhalla | 59.2°F | 89°F | 29°F | 61.1 | 2 | April 11 |
| Edgefield | 63.7°F | 92°F | 35°F | – | – | March 16 |
| Mullins | 61.9°F | 90°F | 33°F | 53.2 | – | March 26 |
| Manning | 63.1°F | 91°F | 35°F | 55.7 | 1 | March 25 |
| Winnsboro | 61.2°F | 91°F | 31°F | 45.1 | 0 | March 31 |
| Pickens | 60.6°F | 90°F | 30°F | 56.7 | 1 | April 1 |
| Saluda | 62.2°F | 93°F | 32°F | 46.8 | 0 | March 31 |
| Kingstree | 63.8°F | 93°F | 33°F | – | – | March 29 |
| Bamberg | 64.4°F | 91°F | 37°F | 48.5 | 0 | March 18 |
| Bishopville | 62.6°F | 92°F | 33°F | 46.6 | – | March 29 |
| Hampton | 66.9°F | 92°F | 39°F | 45.3 | 0 | March 6 |
| Andrews | 63.5°F | 90°F | 34°F | – | – | March 23 |
| Pageland | 62.5°F | 91°F | 33°F | 48.2 | – | March 27 |
| Allendale | 63.4°F | 92°F | 33°F | 48.8 | – | March 28 |
| Johnston | 62.7°F | 93°F | 33°F | 48.5 | 1 | March 26 |
| Graniteville | 61.8°F | 92°F | 30°F | – | – | April 9 |
| McColl | 63.4°F | 92°F | 34°F | 41.7 | – | March 26 |
| McCormick | 62.5°F | 92°F | 33°F | 47.3 | – | March 28 |
| Sullivan's Island | 65.5°F | 91°F | 37°F | 51.6 | – | March 13 |
| Blackville | 63.9°F | 91°F | 36°F | 46.2 | – | March 20 |
| Calhoun Falls | 62.1°F | 91°F | 32°F | 47.0 | 1 | March 27 |
| Wedgefield | 64.2°F | 91°F | 35°F | 46.2 | 1 | March 21 |
| Chesterfield | 62.7°F | 92°F | 32°F | 49.8 | – | April 1 |
| Holly Hill | 63.9°F | 91°F | 35°F | 50.5 | – | March 22 |
| Yemassee | 64.3°F | 90°F | 36°F | 53.6 | – | March 23 |
| Edisto Beach | 65.5°F | 89°F | 39°F | – | – | March 1 |
| West Pelzer | 60.6°F | 90°F | 31°F | 48.0 | 1 | April 1 |
| Sandy Springs | 59.9°F | 90°F | 28°F | 49.8 | – | April 5 |
| Chesnee | 58.7°F | 89°F | 27°F | 51.7 | 1 | April 13 |
| Wagener | 62.9°F | 91°F | 34°F | – | – | March 26 |
| McClellanville | 65.1°F | 88°F | 39°F | 55.6 | – | February 28 |
| Pelion | 64.8°F | 93°F | 34°F | 52.0 | – | March 28 |
| Hemingway | 63.5°F | 90°F | 35°F | 50.6 | – | March 23 |
| Elliott | 63.0°F | 91°F | 33°F | – | – | March 19 |
| Little Mountain | 63.4°F | 91°F | 35°F | 46.0 | 1 | March 22 |
| Clarks Hill | 64.1°F | 92°F | 36°F | 46.9 | – | March 15 |
| Jamestown | 64.6°F | 93°F | 35°F | 51.9 | – | March 22 |
| Caesars Head | 54.3°F | 78°F | 28°F | 74.2 | 7 | April 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are South Carolina's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 113°F to −19°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 113°F | Columbia Univ of South Carolina | June 29, 2012 |
| Lowest temperature | −19°F | Caesar's Head | January 21, 1985 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 14.8 in | Myrtle Beach | September 16, 1999 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 24 in | Rimini 2SSW | February 9, 1973 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 29 in | Ceasars Head | February 18, 1969 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in South Carolina have no climate record of their own?
These 3 cities of 50,000 or more have no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under their own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
- North Charleston126,005 people
- Mount Pleasant95,604 people
- Goose Creek50,352 people
Which other NOAA stations in South Carolina keep normals?
30 stations in South Carolina that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Aiken (5 mi SE)64.1°F
- Anderson station62.0°F
- Batesburg63.0°F
- Beaufort Wastewater Treatment Plant67.8°F
- Brookgreen Gardens63.8°F
- Cades (4 mi W)64.1°F
- Cedar Creek (2 mi E)60.2°F
- Charleston City67.2°F
- Clemson University61.5°F
- Columbia Owens Downtown Airport65.5°F
- Columbia University Of Sc66.5°F
- Edisto Island Middleton Plantation66.7°F
- Florence (8 mi NE)64.2°F
- Greenville Downtown Airport63.2°F
- Greenville station59.6°F
- Greenwood (8 mi NE)61.9°F
- Greenwood station62.8°F
- Jocassee (8 mi WNW)53.5°F
- Lake Greenwood60.8°F
- Long Creek58.0°F
- McClellanville station65.4°F
- Myrtle Beach station62.4°F
- N (5 mi NE)64.0°F
- Ninety Nine Island57.9°F
- Orangeburg 265.6°F
- Sandhill Research - Elgin63.5°F
- Santuck61.7°F
- Table Rock58.8°F
- Wateree Dam62.9°F
- Winthrop University62.1°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Every stateCompare the statewide normals
- Beaufort Wastewater Treatment Plant67.8°F a year,
- Jocassee (8 mi WNW)53.5°F a year, 87.3 in of precipitation
- Caesars Head54.3°F a year, 74.2 in of precipitation
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