Chester, SC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHESTER 1 SE, SC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Chester has an annual average temperature of 60.4°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.43 in) and October the driest (3.08 in).
Best time to visit Chester
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →19 of 366 (5.2%) of Chester'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.
| 1920s | 34 | |
| 1930s | 43 | |
| 1940s | 54 | |
| 1950s | 76 | |
| 1960s | 35 | |
| 1970s | 35 | |
| 1980s | 25 | |
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 21 | |
| 2010s | 13 | |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 52.2°F | 29.8°F | 41.0°F | 4.05 in | — | 10 |
| February | 56.2°F | 32.2°F | 44.2°F | 3.36 in | — | 9 |
| March | 64.2°F | 38.4°F | 51.3°F | 4.17 in | — | 9 |
| April | 73.4°F | 46.5°F | 59.9°F | 3.88 in | — | 8 |
| May | 80.3°F | 56.3°F | 68.3°F | 3.51 in | — | 8 |
| June | 86.9°F | 65.2°F | 76.0°F | 4.30 in | — | 10 |
| July | 90.1°F | 68.9°F | 79.5°F | 3.93 in | — | 9 |
| August | 88.3°F | 67.8°F | 78.1°F | 4.43 in | — | 9 |
| September | 82.9°F | 61.5°F | 72.2°F | 3.80 in | — | 7 |
| October | 72.9°F | 48.8°F | 60.9°F | 3.08 in | — | 7 |
| November | 62.5°F | 37.9°F | 50.2°F | 3.37 in | — | 7 |
| December | 54.9°F | 32.3°F | 43.6°F | 4.04 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Chester
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