Nichols, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Nichols has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 53.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.18 in) and April the driest (3.47 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,697
Cooling need
1,563

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Climate change signal

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141 of 366 (38.5%) of Nichols'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.

2000s
138
2010s
167
2020s
61

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 53.6°F 32.5°F 43.0°F 3.52 in 10
February 58.0°F 34.7°F 46.3°F 3.58 in 9
March 65.4°F 40.4°F 52.9°F 3.80 in 8
April 74.0°F 48.7°F 61.4°F 3.47 in 9
May 80.7°F 58.2°F 69.4°F 4.19 in 10
June 86.4°F 66.6°F 76.5°F 5.30 in 11
July 89.8°F 70.2°F 80.0°F 4.61 in 11
August 87.5°F 69.0°F 78.2°F 6.18 in 11
September 82.6°F 63.4°F 73.0°F 5.90 in 8
October 73.7°F 52.0°F 62.9°F 4.87 in 7
November 63.7°F 40.6°F 52.2°F 3.84 in 8
December 57.0°F 35.8°F 46.4°F 3.97 in 11

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