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The climate of South Carolina (United States of America)
The state of South Carolina is located in the southeastern part of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean. South Carolina can be divided into four regions. The southeastern part of the state is part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Further into the interior the Sandhills can be found, ancient dunes from what used to be South Carolina’s coastline. In the northwestern part of the state Piedmont can be found. This is a plateau which mainly consists of green, rolling hills. The most northwestern part of the state consists of mountains and is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. According to the Köppen climate classification South Carolina has a warm maritime climate, type Cfa. The highest mountain in the state is Sassafras Mountain with an altitude of 1,090 meters. Because of this there are no big differences in temperatures. Contrasts in temperatures and the weather are biggest during the winter when it may get cold in the interior while temperatures along the coast remain above freezing point.

Summers in South Carolina are warm with average temperatures of 29-33 degrees Celsius (84-92 degrees Fahrenheit) in June, July and August. During the summer nighttime temperatures are about 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). In the city it may be even warmer because the streets and concrete buildings radiate warmth. Spring and fall are fairly warm as well. In March and November average maximum temperatures are around 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). In April and October temperatures are even around 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). South Carolina is a sunny state with 2,700 to more than 3,000 hours of annual sunshine. May June and July are the sunniest months, January and February get the least amount of sunshine. This is mainly caused by the fact that days are shorter during the winter. However, with 6 hours of sunshine per day out of a possible 9-10 hours of daily sunshine winters are still fairly sunny.

Precipitation is quite evenly spread out over the year. The state gets 1,100-1,300 millimeters of annual precipitation divided over 110 days with precipitation. Most precipitation can be recorded during the summer. This is because of a higher chance of thunderstorms which cause high precipitation figures. From June till December there is a risk of tropical storms and depressions. These storms may cause hurricanes in South Carolina as well. These storms may cause a lot of damage because of fierce winds and a lot of precipitation within a short period of time.

Climate information of places in South Carolina
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for South Carolina:

Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg

     

 

Climate information
Throughout South Carolina several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Columbia and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in South Carolina please, visit the individual climate pages.

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 12 -1 6 10 n/a
February 15 0 6 9 n/a
March 19 5 8 10 n/a
April 24 9 9 8 n/a
May 28 14 9 10 n/a
June 31 18 9 10 n/a
July 33 21 9 12 n/a
August 32 20 9 11 n/a
September 29 17 8 8 n/a
October 24 10 8 7 n/a
November 19 5 6 8 n/a
December 14 1 6 9 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Columbia. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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