Rock Hill, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINTHROP UNIV, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rock Hill has an annual average temperature of 62.1°F with about 42.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.11 in) and October the driest (2.94 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,685
Cooling need
1,629

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Rock Hill'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.

1900s
17
1910s
48
1920s
63
1930s
64
1940s
31
1950s
35
1960s
10
1970s
17
1980s
12
1990s
20
2000s
19
2010s
19
2020s
11

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 53.5°F 32.6°F 43.0°F 3.58 in 10
February 57.8°F 35.0°F 46.4°F 3.12 in 9
March 65.5°F 41.6°F 53.5°F 3.90 in 10
April 74.8°F 49.9°F 62.3°F 3.73 in 9
May 81.2°F 58.6°F 69.9°F 3.53 in 8
June 87.6°F 66.5°F 77.0°F 4.11 in 9
July 90.7°F 69.7°F 80.2°F 3.57 in 9
August 89.0°F 68.9°F 78.9°F 3.72 in 9
September 83.5°F 63.0°F 73.3°F 3.56 in 7
October 74.0°F 51.2°F 62.6°F 2.94 in 7
November 63.8°F 40.9°F 52.3°F 3.28 in 8
December 55.6°F 35.2°F 45.4°F 3.58 in 9

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