Pelion, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PELION 0.8 NW, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pelion has an annual average temperature of 64.8°F with about 52 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.80 in) and November the driest (3.23 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,115
Cooling need
2,043

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

80 of 366 (21.9%) of Pelion'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
39
1970s
59
1980s
74
1990s
47
2000s
56
2010s
54
2020s
37

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 58.7°F 34.2°F 46.4°F 4.40 in 9
February 61.9°F 36.4°F 49.2°F 4.20 in 9
March 69.8°F 42.1°F 55.9°F 4.13 in 9
April 78.0°F 51.2°F 64.6°F 3.55 in 7
May 85.0°F 60.7°F 72.8°F 3.39 in 8
June 90.4°F 68.6°F 79.5°F 5.50 in 11
July 93.3°F 72.2°F 82.7°F 5.80 in 11
August 92.0°F 70.9°F 81.4°F 5.49 in 10
September 87.0°F 64.9°F 76.0°F 4.44 in 7
October 78.7°F 52.8°F 65.7°F 3.72 in 7
November 68.3°F 41.3°F 54.8°F 3.23 in 7
December 61.1°F 36.2°F 48.6°F 4.13 in 9

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