Summer Weather in South Carolina United States

We show the summer climate in South Carolina by comparing the average summer 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 Summer High and Low Temperature in South Carolina

Average Summer High and Low Temperature in South CarolinaJunJulAug55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FSpringFall7075777484888986667173708691918864697168777976889710094959792GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The daily average high and low air temperature at 2 meters above the ground. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding perceived temperatures.

Charleston

Average Hourly Temperature in Charleston in the summerJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcomfortablewarmhotcomfortablecomfortablecoolcomfortable

Columbia

Average Hourly Temperature in Columbia in the summerJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotcoolcomfortablecomfortable

Greenville

Average Hourly Temperature in Greenville in the summerJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotcomfortablewarm
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 the Summer in South Carolina

Chance of Clearer Skies in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFall544845535454595864GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbia
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).

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Charleston

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in CharlestonJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Columbia

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in ColumbiaJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Greenville

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in GreenvilleJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in the Summer in South Carolina

Daily Chance of Precipitation in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFall34445041323845GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The percentage of days in which precipitation is observed, excluding trace quantities.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in South Carolina

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inSpringFall3.34.14.65.13.64.03.63.4GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The average rainfall accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question.

Hours of Daylight in the Summer in South Carolina

Hours of Daylight in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0 hr0 hr4 hr4 hr8 hr8 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr16 hr20 hr20 hr24 hr24 hrSpringFall14.214.313.812.9ColumbiaColumbia
The number of hours during which the Sun is at least partly above the horizon.

Chance of Muggy Conditions in the Summer in South Carolina

Chance of Muggy Conditions in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFall739598934779897532647757GreenvilleGreenvilleCharlestonCharleston
The percentage of time that is muggy, oppressive, or miserable (i.e., a dew point greater than 65°F).

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Charleston

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in CharlestonJunJulAug0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%SpringFallmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Columbia

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in ColumbiaJunJulAug0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%SpringFalloppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydryhumidhumidmiserablemiserable

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Greenville

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in GreenvilleJunJulAug0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%SpringFalloppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in South Carolina

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphSpringFall8.98.58.18.16.45.95.65.84.64.23.94.2GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The average of mean hourly wind speeds at 10 meters above the ground.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Charleston

Wind Direction in the Summer in CharlestonJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallsoutheastwestnorth

Wind Direction in the Summer in Columbia

Wind Direction in the Summer in ColumbiaJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallwestsoutheastnorth

Wind Direction in the Summer in Greenville

Wind Direction in the Summer in GreenvilleJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Tourism Score in the Summer in South Carolina

Tourism Score in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug00224466881010SpringFall5.74.13.64.64.94.65.55.55.36.2GreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The tourism score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F.

Beach/Pool Score in the Summer in South Carolina

Beach/Pool Score in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug00224466881010SpringFall6.05.65.05.95.45.7GreenvilleGreenville
The beach/pool score, which favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F.

Growing Season in the Summer in South Carolina

Growing Season in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0%0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%SpringFallGreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
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 the Summer in South Carolina

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FSpringFallGreenvilleGreenvilleColumbiaColumbiaCharlestonCharleston
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, where growing degree days are defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature (50°F in this case).

Average Water Temperature in the Summer in South Carolina

Average Water Temperature in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°FSpringFall76818382
The daily average wide-area surface water temperature.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in South Carolina

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in South CarolinaJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSpringFall6.56.05.55.36.66.15.76.4GreenvilleGreenvilleCharlestonCharleston
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter.

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

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