Anderson, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANDERSON, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Anderson has an annual average temperature of 62°F with about 50.2 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.01 in) and October the driest (3.27 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,760
Cooling need
1,677

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Anderson'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.

1890s
0
1900s
41
1910s
77
1920s
49
1930s
20
1940s
45
1950s
33
1960s
11
1970s
17
1980s
25
1990s
14
2000s
16
2010s
14
2020s
4

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 53.2°F 32.5°F 42.8°F 4.61 in 0.2 in 9
February 56.9°F 35.3°F 46.1°F 4.37 in 0.3 in 9
March 64.5°F 41.1°F 52.8°F 4.79 in 0.2 in 10
April 73.2°F 49.3°F 61.3°F 4.11 in 8
May 80.5°F 58.8°F 69.7°F 3.64 in 8
June 87.6°F 67.0°F 77.3°F 4.19 in 9
July 90.7°F 70.7°F 80.7°F 3.76 in 9
August 89.4°F 69.7°F 79.6°F 4.76 in 10
September 83.5°F 63.6°F 73.6°F 3.76 in 6
October 73.7°F 51.5°F 62.6°F 3.27 in 7
November 63.5°F 40.8°F 52.1°F 3.98 in 8
December 55.3°F 35.2°F 45.3°F 5.01 in 0.2 in 10

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