Ruby, SC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHESTERFIELD 3 E, SC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ruby has an annual average temperature of 62.7°F with about 49.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.65 in) and February the driest (3.15 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,553
Cooling need
1,740

Best time to visit Ruby

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

117 of 366 (32%) of Ruby'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.

1990s
8
2000s
181
2010s
124
2020s
53

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 56.0°F 31.8°F 43.9°F 3.72 in
February 59.5°F 34.8°F 47.1°F 3.15 in
March 67.2°F 40.5°F 53.9°F 3.85 in
April 76.0°F 48.7°F 62.3°F 3.64 in
May 82.8°F 57.7°F 70.3°F 3.50 in
June 89.4°F 65.8°F 77.6°F 4.67 in
July 92.3°F 69.6°F 81.0°F 5.42 in
August 90.5°F 68.8°F 79.7°F 5.65 in
September 85.4°F 63.3°F 74.4°F 5.05 in
October 76.2°F 50.6°F 63.4°F 3.93 in
November 66.1°F 39.6°F 52.9°F 3.29 in
December 58.3°F 34.6°F 46.4°F 3.89 in

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