Aiken, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AIKEN 2 E, SC US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Aiken has an annual average temperature of 63.9°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.0°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,292
Cooling need
1,896

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

248 of 366 (67.8%) of Aiken's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
14
2010s
254
2020s
98

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 57.6°F 32.0°F 44.8°F in
February 62.0°F 35.9°F 49.0°F in
March 68.4°F 41.0°F 54.7°F in
April 77.3°F 48.5°F 62.9°F in
May 85.5°F 58.5°F 72.0°F in
June 90.2°F 67.0°F 78.6°F in
July 93.4°F 70.4°F 81.9°F in
August 91.6°F 69.1°F 80.4°F in
September 86.4°F 64.2°F 75.3°F in
October 77.7°F 52.1°F 64.9°F in
November 66.8°F 41.5°F 54.2°F in
December 59.8°F 36.4°F 48.1°F in
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