Chester, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHESTER 1 SE, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Annual swing
38.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,117
Cooling need
1,473

Best time to visit Chester

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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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