Prosperity, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Prosperity has an annual average temperature of 63.3°F with about 46 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.54 in) and May the driest (3.18 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,343
Cooling need
1,749

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Prosperity'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.

1890s
47
1900s
26
1910s
23
1920s
20
1930s
46
1940s
54
1950s
73
1960s
15
1970s
15
1980s
18
1990s
3
2000s
4
2010s
16
2020s
6

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 54.7°F 35.3°F 45.0°F 4.01 in 0.8 in 10
February 58.7°F 38.0°F 48.3°F 3.64 in 0.2 in 9
March 65.9°F 44.0°F 54.9°F 4.14 in 0.2 in 9
April 74.5°F 52.3°F 63.4°F 3.26 in 8
May 81.7°F 60.5°F 71.1°F 3.18 in 8
June 87.7°F 67.8°F 77.7°F 4.41 in 10
July 91.0°F 70.8°F 80.9°F 4.03 in 10
August 89.2°F 69.8°F 79.5°F 4.54 in 10
September 84.1°F 64.2°F 74.1°F 3.74 in 7
October 74.7°F 53.4°F 64.0°F 3.44 in 7
November 64.3°F 43.4°F 53.9°F 3.39 in 7
December 57.0°F 37.8°F 47.4°F 4.19 in 0.2 in 10

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