Atlantic Beach, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from N MYRTLE BCH AP, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Atlantic Beach has an annual average temperature of 64°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (6.65 in) and April the driest (2.77 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,154
Cooling need
1,785

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Climate change signal

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89 of 366 (24.3%) of Atlantic Beach'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.

1940s
17
1950s
104
1990s
4
2000s
95
2010s
97
2020s
49

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 55.7°F 36.7°F 46.2°F 3.01 in 10
February 58.2°F 39.6°F 48.9°F 3.18 in 9
March 64.7°F 45.4°F 55.0°F 3.59 in 10
April 71.8°F 53.3°F 62.5°F 2.77 in 8
May 78.7°F 62.1°F 70.4°F 2.96 in 10
June 84.8°F 70.3°F 77.5°F 4.07 in 11
July 87.6°F 73.7°F 80.6°F 5.40 in 13
August 86.5°F 72.5°F 79.5°F 6.25 in 12
September 83.2°F 67.7°F 75.5°F 6.65 in 11
October 75.6°F 56.3°F 66.0°F 4.20 in 9
November 66.4°F 45.6°F 56.0°F 3.29 in 9
December 59.3°F 40.0°F 49.6°F 3.10 in 10

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