Florence, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FLORENCE RGNL AP, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Florence has an annual average temperature of 64.7°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.80 in) and November the driest (2.63 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,064
Cooling need
1,965

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

47 of 366 (12.8%) of Florence'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
6
1950s
75
1960s
30
1970s
54
1980s
41
1990s
59
2000s
37
2010s
36
2020s
28

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 57.1°F 36.0°F 46.6°F 3.08 in 10
February 60.8°F 38.6°F 49.7°F 3.00 in 9
March 68.3°F 44.3°F 56.3°F 3.19 in 9
April 76.7°F 52.1°F 64.4°F 3.00 in 8
May 83.5°F 60.9°F 72.2°F 3.71 in 9
June 89.2°F 69.0°F 79.1°F 4.61 in 10
July 92.0°F 72.4°F 82.2°F 5.80 in 12
August 90.3°F 71.4°F 80.9°F 4.86 in 11
September 85.4°F 65.8°F 75.6°F 4.53 in 9
October 76.7°F 54.3°F 65.5°F 3.42 in 7
November 67.0°F 43.5°F 55.3°F 2.63 in 8
December 59.4°F 38.3°F 48.9°F 3.47 in 9

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