Pelzer, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pelzer has an annual average temperature of 60.6°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and October the driest (3.16 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,030
Cooling need
1,449

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Climate change signal

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0 of 366 (0%) of Pelzer'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.

1960s
25
1970s
81
1980s
110
1990s
64
2000s
50
2010s
36
2020s
0

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 52.4°F 30.7°F 41.6°F 4.27 in 0.6 in 9
February 56.3°F 32.6°F 44.5°F 3.82 in 0.1 in 9
March 64.2°F 39.5°F 51.9°F 4.66 in 0.5 in 9
April 73.0°F 46.7°F 59.8°F 3.86 in 7
May 80.2°F 56.8°F 68.5°F 3.69 in 7
June 86.6°F 64.9°F 75.7°F 4.04 in 8
July 90.4°F 68.3°F 79.3°F 3.64 in 7
August 88.2°F 67.4°F 77.8°F 4.70 in 8
September 82.7°F 61.2°F 72.0°F 3.42 in 6
October 73.2°F 49.0°F 61.1°F 3.16 in 5
November 63.5°F 38.7°F 51.1°F 3.83 in 7
December 55.0°F 33.0°F 44.0°F 4.90 in 0.2 in 9

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