Kershaw, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kershaw has an annual average temperature of 62.9°F with about 38.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.11 in) and May the driest (2.34 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,553
Cooling need
1,806

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

248 of 366 (67.8%) of Kershaw'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
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
1
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
274
2020s
91

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 56.2°F 31.5°F 43.9°F 3.38 in 8
February 59.1°F 33.2°F 46.2°F 2.78 in 7
March 66.6°F 39.6°F 53.1°F 3.25 in 7
April 75.5°F 49.0°F 62.3°F 2.73 in 7
May 82.5°F 58.3°F 70.4°F 2.34 in 7
June 89.6°F 67.2°F 78.4°F 4.11 in 9
July 92.2°F 70.5°F 81.4°F 3.37 in 9
August 90.9°F 69.2°F 80.1°F 3.62 in 9
September 86.0°F 63.7°F 74.9°F 3.75 in 7
October 77.3°F 51.3°F 64.3°F 3.07 in 6
November 67.2°F 39.9°F 53.6°F 2.45 in 6
December 59.0°F 34.0°F 46.5°F 3.46 in 8

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