Darlington, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Darlington has an annual average temperature of 62.8°F with about 47.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.61 in) and April the driest (3.12 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,532
Cooling need
1,743

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Darlington'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
27
1910s
41
1920s
57
1930s
59
1940s
21
1950s
24
1960s
12
1970s
31
1980s
37
1990s
14
2000s
23
2010s
17
2020s
3

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 56.5°F 32.0°F 44.3°F 3.62 in 9
February 60.0°F 34.0°F 47.0°F 3.45 in 9
March 67.5°F 40.1°F 53.8°F 3.60 in 9
April 76.3°F 48.5°F 62.4°F 3.12 in 8
May 83.2°F 58.5°F 70.8°F 4.00 in 8
June 89.0°F 66.8°F 77.9°F 4.69 in 9
July 92.0°F 70.3°F 81.2°F 4.97 in 10
August 89.8°F 68.8°F 79.3°F 5.61 in 11
September 84.7°F 63.0°F 73.9°F 4.54 in 8
October 75.8°F 51.2°F 63.5°F 3.40 in 7
November 66.2°F 39.9°F 53.0°F 3.14 in 7
December 58.6°F 34.5°F 46.6°F 3.74 in 9

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