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October Weather in Liberty South Carolina, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 77°F to 68°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 85°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 54°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 64°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Liberty typically range from 68°F to 90°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 32°F to 52°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Liberty

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Liberty

Average Hourly Temperature in October in LibertyOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery 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.

Soses, Spain (4,369 miles away); Kafranbel, Syria (6,202 miles); and Luoqiao, China (7,981 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Liberty (view comparison).

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The month of October in Liberty experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 35% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 33% on October 7.

The clearest day of the month is October 7, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Liberty

Cloud Cover Categories in October in LibertyOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovJan 449%Jan 449%Oct 165%Oct 165%Oct 3163%Oct 3163%Oct 1166%Oct 1166%Oct 2165%Oct 2165%clearmostly 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.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Liberty, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is essentially constant, remaining around 23% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on July 25, and its lowest chance is 21% on October 28.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Liberty

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Liberty is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.1 inches or falls below 0.8 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 3.2 inches on October 26.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Liberty

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Liberty, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 2 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 4 seconds, and weekly decrease of 14 minutes, 27 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Liberty

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Liberty is 7:25 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 25 minutes later at 7:51 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 7:13 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 37 minutes earlier at 6:37 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Liberty during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets 14 hours, 30 minutes later, at 8:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:34 AM and sets 9 hours, 49 minutes later, at 5:23 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Liberty

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in LibertyOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov7:25 AM7:25 AMOct 17:13 PMOct 17:13 PM7:51 AM7:51 AMOct 316:37 PMOct 316:37 PM7:33 AM7:33 AMOct 117:00 PMOct 117:00 PM7:42 AM7:42 AMOct 216:47 PMOct 216:47 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Liberty

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in LibertyOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040405000010102020303030405060
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Liberty

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in LibertyOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM6:31 AM6:31 AM7:58 PM7:58 PM7:30 PM7:30 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:14 AM7:14 AM7:11 PM7:11 PM6:25 PM6:25 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:58 AM7:58 AM6:31 PM6:31 PM5:05 PM5:05 PM8:05 AM8:05 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%6:18 AME6:49 PMW-12:35 PMS252,338 mi
2
0%7:14 AME7:11 PMW-1:14 PMS252,595 mi
3
1%8:10 AME7:34 PMWSW-1:53 PMS252,423 mi
4
4%9:07 AMESE8:00 PMWSW-2:33 PMS251,811 mi
5
8%10:05 AMESE8:28 PMWSW-3:17 PMS250,730 mi
6
14%11:05 AMESE9:02 PMWSW-4:04 PMS249,144 mi
7
22%12:07 PMESE9:43 PMSW-4:55 PMS247,020 mi
8
31%1:07 PMSE10:31 PMSW-5:49 PMS244,353 mi
9
41%2:04 PMSE11:28 PMSW-6:46 PMS241,182 mi
10
50%2:56 PMSE--7:45 PMS237,614 mi
11
63%-12:33 AMWSW3:41 PMESE8:42 PMS233,832 mi
12
74%-1:42 AMWSW4:20 PMESE9:37 PMS230,096 mi
13
84%-2:53 AMWSW4:54 PMESE10:29 PMS226,724 mi
14
92%-4:05 AMWSW5:25 PME11:20 PMS224,052 mi
15
95%-5:18 AMW5:55 PME--
16
97%-6:31 AMW6:25 PME12:11 AMS222,390 mi
17
100%-7:45 AMWNW6:58 PMENE1:02 AMS221,955 mi
18
99%-9:01 AMWNW7:34 PMENE1:55 AMS222,829 mi
19
95%-10:18 AMWNW8:17 PMENE2:52 AMS224,934 mi
20
89%-11:32 AMWNW9:08 PMNE3:51 AMS228,040 mi
21
80%-12:41 PMNW10:05 PMNE4:53 AMS231,814 mi
22
70%-1:39 PMNW11:08 PMNE5:53 AMS235,877 mi
23
59%-2:28 PMWNW-6:51 AMS239,874 mi
24
50%12:13 AMENE3:07 PMWNW-7:44 AMS243,522 mi
25
38%1:16 AMENE3:39 PMWNW-8:31 AMS246,624 mi
26
29%2:18 AMENE4:07 PMWNW-9:15 AMS249,070 mi
27
20%3:16 AMENE4:31 PMW-9:56 AMS250,823 mi
28
13%4:12 AME4:54 PMW-10:35 AMS251,899 mi
29
7%5:08 AME5:16 PMW-11:13 AMS252,352 mi
30
3%6:04 AME5:39 PMW-11:52 AMS252,257 mi
31
1%7:00 AMESE6:03 PMWSW-12:32 PMS251,694 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Liberty is rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 20% to 3% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 86% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Liberty

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in LibertyOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 120%Oct 120%Oct 313%Oct 313%Oct 1111%Oct 1111%Oct 216%Oct 216%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Liberty is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Liberty

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Liberty throughout October is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 33% on October 14.

Wind Direction in October in Liberty

Wind Direction in October in LibertyENWOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwesteastnorthsouth
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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).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it 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).

The growing season in Liberty typically lasts for 7.0 months (212 days), from around March 31 to around October 30, rarely starting before March 12 or after April 21, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 17.

During October in Liberty, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 98% to 47% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Liberty

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Libertygrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov98%Oct 198%Oct 1Oct 3147%Oct 3147%90%Oct 1190%Oct 1173%Oct 2173%Oct 21Nov 1710%Nov 1710%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfreezing
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 percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Liberty are increasing during October, increasing by 324°F, from 4,172°F to 4,496°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Liberty

Growing Degree Days in October in LibertyOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°F4,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°F4,800°F4,800°FSepNovOct 14,172°FOct 14,172°FOct 314,496°FOct 314,496°FOct 114,306°FOct 114,306°FOct 214,414°FOct 214,414°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Liberty is decreasing during October, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 3.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Liberty

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in LibertyOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.9 kWhOct 14.9 kWhOct 313.8 kWhOct 313.8 kWhOct 114.5 kWhOct 114.5 kWhOct 214.1 kWhOct 214.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Liberty are 34.788 deg latitude, -82.692 deg longitude, and 1,017 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Liberty contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 397 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 975 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,030 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,001 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Liberty is covered by trees (61%), cropland (22%), and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by trees (69%) and cropland (23%), and within 50 miles by trees (71%) and cropland (20%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Liberty.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Liberty according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Liberty is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Liberty and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Liberty and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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