Hilton Head Island, SC

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

BWh Desert (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hilton Head Island has an annual average temperature of 67.8°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 41.1°F).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
32°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,383
Cooling need
2,394

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Hilton Head Island'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
13
1900s
20
1910s
20
1920s
44
1930s
77
1940s
52
1950s
48
1960s
28
1970s
30
1980s
13
1990s
15
2000s
6

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 60.8°F 41.1°F 51.0°F in
February 64.5°F 43.7°F 54.1°F in
March 71.5°F 49.4°F 60.4°F in
April 77.4°F 56.4°F 66.9°F in
May 83.6°F 65.7°F 74.6°F in
June 88.7°F 71.8°F 80.3°F in
July 91.1°F 74.9°F 83.0°F in
August 90.3°F 74.5°F 82.4°F in
September 85.9°F 69.6°F 77.8°F in
October 78.9°F 60.7°F 69.8°F in
November 70.1°F 50.6°F 60.4°F in
December 62.0°F 44.0°F 53.0°F in
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