Laurens, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Laurens has an annual average temperature of 61.2°F with about 46.7 inches of precipitation per year and 1.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.3°F). March is typically the wettest month (4.67 in) and October the driest (3.34 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
38.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,952
Cooling need
1,593

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Laurens'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.

1900s
16
1910s
2
1920s
63
1930s
76
1940s
40
1950s
46
1960s
12
1970s
7
1980s
19
1990s
31
2000s
22
2010s
20
2020s
12

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 53.3°F 30.3°F 41.8°F 4.18 in 0.5 in 11
February 57.2°F 32.9°F 45.1°F 3.95 in 0.4 in 10
March 64.8°F 39.4°F 52.1°F 4.67 in 0.2 in 10
April 73.8°F 47.4°F 60.6°F 3.57 in 9
May 81.0°F 57.5°F 69.3°F 3.42 in 9
June 87.8°F 66.0°F 76.9°F 4.24 in 11
July 90.9°F 69.6°F 80.2°F 3.58 in 10
August 89.1°F 68.4°F 78.8°F 4.11 in 9
September 83.8°F 62.0°F 72.9°F 3.60 in 8
October 74.2°F 49.2°F 61.7°F 3.34 in 7
November 63.6°F 38.2°F 50.9°F 3.59 in 8
December 55.9°F 33.0°F 44.4°F 4.46 in 0.2 in 11

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