South Carolina weather, town by town

About South Carolina weather

The map on the Now tab shows every South Carolina town's current temperature from our own server, one dot per town. Tap any dot, or type a town above, for that town's full forecast.

What the weather is usually like

Across the 417 South Carolina towns with station normals, the warmest month is July, when the day usually reaches 91°F, and the coldest is January, when the night usually falls to 34°F. July is the wettest, with rain on about 11 days. July afternoons run from about 78°F in Caesars Head to 96°F in Arcadia Lakes. January nights run from about 26°F in Salem to 44°F in Folly Beach.

Means of the 1991 to 2020 station normals serving these towns, as published by NOAA; each town's page carries its own.

Where these numbers come from

• Current conditions and forecast: NOAA forecast grids decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.
• Records: computed by myweatherrock from NOAA GHCN-Daily station records at the stations serving these towns. Measurements, not estimates.
• Warnings and alerts: the National Weather Service, passed through unchanged.

South Carolina weather records

Measured at the NOAA stations serving these towns, daily records 1884 to 2026. Station extremes, not official state records.

Common questions about South Carolina weather

What is the hottest temperature recorded at a South Carolina station?

113°F at Columbia Univ Of Sc on June 29, 2012, in the NOAA daily station records myweatherrock holds (1884 to 2026).

What is the coldest temperature recorded at a South Carolina station?

-19°F at Caesars Head on January 21, 1985.

What is the most rain a South Carolina station has measured in one day?

14.71 inches at Brookgreen Gardens on September 16, 1999.

What is the biggest one-day snowfall at a South Carolina station?

19 inches at Bamberg on February 10, 1973.

How many South Carolina towns have a weather page here?

472: 203 census-designated places, 200 towns, 69 cities. Each page carries current conditions, the hourly timeline, the ten day outlook, radar, and where a station sits close enough, measured records.

Where does the South Carolina forecast come from?

NOAA forecast grids (the National Weather Service digital forecast, the National Blend of Models, HRRR and GFS) decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.