Isle of Palms, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Isle of Palms has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 51.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.72 in) and November the driest (3.00 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,887
Cooling need
2,079

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of Isle of Palms'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.

1950s
41
1960s
22
1970s
52
1980s
44
1990s
49
2000s
55
2010s
95
2020s
8

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 59.2°F 36.5°F 47.8°F 3.81 in
February 61.4°F 39.0°F 50.2°F 3.30 in
March 67.1°F 44.7°F 55.9°F 3.49 in
April 74.8°F 53.5°F 64.1°F 3.59 in
May 82.2°F 63.2°F 72.7°F 3.33 in
June 87.9°F 69.9°F 78.9°F 5.36 in
July 91.1°F 73.0°F 82.0°F 5.97 in
August 90.0°F 72.0°F 81.0°F 6.72 in
September 85.9°F 67.7°F 76.8°F 5.47 in
October 78.3°F 57.5°F 67.9°F 3.94 in
November 69.2°F 47.0°F 58.1°F 3.00 in
December 62.1°F 39.8°F 51.0°F 3.62 in

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