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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in South Carolina United States

We show the climate in South Carolina by comparing the average weather in 3 representative places: Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville.

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Charleston
South Carolina, United States
Columbia
South Carolina, United States
Greenville
South Carolina, United States
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Average High and Low Temperature in South Carolina

Average High and Low Temperature in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F7743895973369256713452NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The daily average high and low air temperature at 2 meters above the ground.
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 59°F62°F68°F74°F81°F86°F89°F87°F83°F76°F68°F62°F
Columbia 56°F60°F68°F76°F83°F89°F92°F90°F84°F75°F66°F59°F
Greenville 52°F56°F65°F73°F80°F86°F89°F87°F81°F72°F62°F54°F
LowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 43°F45°F51°F58°F67°F73°F76°F76°F71°F61°F53°F46°F
Columbia 37°F39°F46°F53°F62°F69°F73°F72°F65°F54°F45°F39°F
Greenville 35°F37°F44°F51°F60°F67°F71°F70°F64°F53°F44°F38°F

Charleston

Average Hourly Temperature in CharlestonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecomfortable

Columbia

Average Hourly Temperature in ColumbiaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotwarmvery coldvery cold

Greenville

Average Hourly Temperature in GreenvilleJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldwarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chance of Clearer Skies in South Carolina

Chance of Clearer Skies in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%6643496750NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The percentage of time the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy (i.e., less than 60% of the sky is covered by clouds).
Clearer SkiesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 53%53%57%61%58%50%45%49%56%64%60%54%
Columbia 50%50%55%59%57%55%53%57%61%64%59%52%
Greenville 51%52%54%57%56%56%56%62%65%66%59%52%

Daily Chance of Precipitation in South Carolina

Daily Chance of Precipitation in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%511946NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The percentage of days in which precipitation is observed, excluding trace quantities.
Days of Precip.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 8.4d7.7d8.5d8.0d8.7d12.0d14.8d14.5d10.5d7.1d6.0d7.4d
Columbia 8.3d7.7d8.4d8.1d9.1d11.8d14.0d12.6d8.2d6.6d6.1d7.4d
Greenville 8.8d8.0d9.4d9.2d10.6d11.8d13.8d12.1d8.2d7.0d7.7d8.6d

Average Monthly Rainfall in South Carolina

Average Monthly Rainfall in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in5.22.34.04.23.1NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The average rainfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
RainfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 3.1″3.3″3.2″2.7″2.6″3.9″4.3″5.1″4.7″3.4″2.3″2.7″
Columbia 3.3″3.5″3.5″2.8″2.8″3.6″3.7″3.9″3.4″3.0″2.6″3.1″
Greenville 3.9″3.9″4.2″3.7″3.2″3.4″3.4″3.5″3.5″3.3″3.6″4.0″

Average Monthly Snowfall in South Carolina

Average Monthly Snowfall in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in0.21.12.8NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The average snowfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.
SnowfallJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″
Columbia 1.1″0.8″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.4″
Greenville 2.7″1.9″0.4″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.1″

Hours of Daylight in South Carolina

Hours of Daylight in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 hr4 hr6 hr6 hr8 hr8 hr10 hr10 hr12 hr12 hr14 hr14 hr16 hr16 hr18 hr18 hr20 hr20 hr14.310.0NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The number of hours during which the Sun is at least partly above the horizon.
DaylightJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 10.3h11.0h12.0h13.0h13.9h14.3h14.0h13.3h12.3h11.3h10.5h10.0h
Columbia 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.4h14.1h13.4h12.3h11.3h10.4h9.9h
Greenville 10.1h11.0h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.5h14.2h13.4h12.3h11.3h10.3h9.9h

Chance of Muggy Conditions in South Carolina

Chance of Muggy Conditions in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%9919078NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The percentage of time that is muggy, oppressive, or miserable (i.e., a dew point greater than 65°F).
Muggy daysJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 0.7d0.6d1.7d5.4d16.1d26.1d30.3d29.9d22.8d11.0d4.5d1.9d
Columbia 0.1d0.1d0.2d1.5d8.1d20.0d27.0d26.2d15.7d4.9d1.3d0.4d
Greenville 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d5.0d15.0d23.1d21.4d10.2d1.9d0.3d0.1d

Average Wind Speed in South Carolina

Average Wind Speed in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mph12 mph12 mph10.97.88.05.56.23.9NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The average of mean hourly wind speeds at 10 meters above the ground.
Wind Speed (mph)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 10.710.810.610.09.18.68.48.08.79.39.710.2
Columbia 7.37.67.97.76.86.15.85.66.36.66.86.9
Greenville 5.65.96.15.95.04.34.04.04.65.05.25.3

Average Water Temperature in South Carolina

Average Water Temperature in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F8363NaNNaNNowNowCharlestonCharleston
The daily average wide-area surface water temperature.
Water Temp.JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 65°F64°F64°F67°F73°F79°F82°F83°F80°F75°F70°F67°F

Tourism Score in South Carolina

Tourism Score in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.82.56.21.61.0NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The tourism score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.

Beach/Pool Score in South Carolina

Beach/Pool Score in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.10.40.26.3NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The beach/pool score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F.

Growing Season in South Carolina

Growing Season in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season, defined as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Growing Degree Days in South Carolina

Growing Degree Days in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FNowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, where growing degree days are defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature (50°F in this case).

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in South Carolina

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in South CarolinaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh6.72.86.76.82.5NowNowCharlestonCharlestonColumbiaColumbiaGreenvilleGreenville
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter.
Solar Energy (kWh)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charleston 3.13.95.16.26.66.25.75.45.04.43.42.8
Columbia 2.93.85.06.16.76.66.35.95.34.43.32.7
Greenville 2.83.74.96.06.66.86.66.15.44.33.22.6

This report illustrates the typical weather for Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville year round, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

The details of the data sources used on this page vary between places and are discussed in detail on each place's dedicated page:

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