Orangeburg, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ORANGEBURG 2, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Orangeburg has an annual average temperature of 65.6°F with about 50.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.80 in) and November the driest (3.09 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,839
Cooling need
2,049

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Orangeburg'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1940s
0
1950s
64
1960s
25
1970s
31
1980s
49
1990s
68
2000s
84
2010s
41
2020s
4

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 59.6°F 36.6°F 48.1°F 3.96 in 0.1 in 10
February 63.2°F 39.6°F 51.4°F 3.86 in 10
March 70.2°F 45.6°F 57.9°F 3.89 in 9
April 77.8°F 52.4°F 65.1°F 3.29 in 8
May 84.8°F 60.5°F 72.7°F 4.04 in 9
June 90.4°F 68.2°F 79.3°F 5.47 in 11
July 92.9°F 71.5°F 82.2°F 5.80 in 11
August 91.7°F 71.2°F 81.4°F 5.29 in 11
September 86.9°F 65.6°F 76.2°F 4.49 in 9
October 78.6°F 54.1°F 66.4°F 3.52 in 8
November 69.0°F 43.6°F 56.3°F 3.09 in 8
December 61.7°F 38.4°F 50.0°F 3.78 in 10

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