Ridgeland, SC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ridgeland has an annual average temperature of 67.2°F with about 45 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 40.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.50 in) and May the driest (2.50 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,518
Cooling need
2,322

Best time to visit Ridgeland

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

98 of 366 (26.8%) of Ridgeland'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
2
1950s
12
1960s
39
1970s
40
1980s
77
1990s
44
2000s
34
2010s
61
2020s
57

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 60.3°F 40.1°F 50.2°F 2.90 in 9
February 63.7°F 42.8°F 53.3°F 2.91 in 9
March 69.9°F 48.7°F 59.3°F 3.11 in 9
April 77.0°F 56.0°F 66.5°F 3.06 in 9
May 84.0°F 64.3°F 74.2°F 2.50 in 8
June 88.9°F 71.3°F 80.1°F 4.99 in 13
July 91.8°F 74.5°F 83.2°F 5.57 in 13
August 90.3°F 74.1°F 82.2°F 6.50 in 13
September 85.7°F 69.5°F 77.6°F 4.03 in 10
October 78.1°F 59.0°F 68.6°F 3.77 in 8
November 69.3°F 48.4°F 58.8°F 2.51 in 8
December 62.7°F 42.9°F 52.8°F 3.17 in 10

Climate twins of Ridgeland

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