Statewide areal climate 1951–2025

South Carolina

A 47.5" / 63.7°F normal · 2025 ran 90% of normal precipitation. 46 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 65% (17.4") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

47.5in
annual precipitation · 63.7°F

2025 vs Normal

90%
42.8" · 63.7°F (+0 vs normal)

Wettest Year

69.3in
1964

Driest Year

31.7in
1954

Biggest Rain Day

4.44in
Sep 5 · 1979

Warmest Year

65.1°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Every county in South Carolina by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Monthly Climate

45°
J
49°
F
56°
M
63°
A
71°
M
78°
J
81°
J
80°
A
74°
S
64°
O
54°
N
48°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

Counties (46)

Abbeville CountyAiken CountyAllendale CountyAnderson CountyBamberg CountyBarnwell CountyBeaufort CountyBerkeley CountyCalhoun CountyCharleston CountyCherokee CountyChester CountyChesterfield CountyClarendon CountyColleton CountyDarlington CountyDillon CountyDorchester CountyEdgefield CountyFairfield CountyFlorence CountyGeorgetown CountyGreenville CountyGreenwood CountyHampton CountyHorry CountyJasper CountyKershaw CountyLancaster CountyLaurens CountyLee CountyLexington CountyMarion CountyMarlboro CountyMcCormick CountyNewberry CountyOconee CountyOrangeburg CountyPickens CountyRichland CountySaluda CountySpartanburg CountySumter CountyUnion CountyWilliamsburg CountyYork County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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